Hymns: Repertoire and Frequency
Two questions for everyone:1. What is the total number of hymns that your parish uses in a year?2. How much repetition does each hymn get throughout the year?For my purposes, a "hymn" is anything...
View ArticleSpanish Hymnal, Repertoire
For Spanish-language music books and repertoire, many parishes (I think) default to Flor y Canto and Oregon Catholic Press. I understand that GIA has come out with Oramos Cantando -- We Pray in Song as...
View ArticleHymn of Thanksgiving
I've been instructed to use a "hymn of thanksgiving" in addition to the Communion proper. In the past, I have tried to use something Eucharistic here, but with Worship III, I feel like I'm kind of...
View ArticleHymn Tune: UNION SEMINARY ... need organ score of the hymn
Does anyone have a PDF copy of the four part organ score for the actual hymn tune UNION SEMINARY? I don't have any resources here in the Philippines, and I have not had any luck online. Thank you!
View ArticleHymns for Protesting?
I need suggestions for hymns to use for a protest of an upcoming event. Ecumenical, preferably. Since the details of the event are touchy, please PM me and I'll fill you in on them.
View ArticleRecessional hymns
I realize that this topic has come up often in Catholic music circles. I'm not seeking to spark a debate about the pros and cons thereof. True, there is no "need" for a hymn at the end of Mass....
View ArticleHOUSTON (“I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light”)
Hi everyone,What do folks here think of this melody?I myself have always found it clumsily hard to teach untrained singers to sing confidently.
View ArticleHymn harmonisations for 3 voices?
Are there any standard hymn harmonisations for 3 voices? It would be useful for some groups I am working with.
View ArticleSummit Choirbook
Hey, does anyone know anything about the Summit Choirbook? It's published by the Dominican Sisters of Summit, New Jersey. Seems interesting. "Distinguished from other hymnals by its quality of text and...
View ArticleBeautiful Savior
Hi everyone, I'm looking for a nice organ setting of Beautiful Savior. The hymn text is normally sung to St. Elizabeth/Crusaders hymn. Does anyone know of a nice setting to pass on to me?? Thanks!!
View ArticleMost Singable CM Hymntune
What is the most-likely-to-get-all-and-sundry-regardless-of-faith-church-attendance-or-musical-knowledge tune in CM?(Other than NEW BRITAIN)TIA(Save the Liturgy, Save the World)
View ArticleHymn to St. Anne
We are planning a September 9 pilgrimage to the Chapel of St. Anne (in WI), and I am searching for the music for J.C. Selner's "Hymn To St. Anne." I only have the text of the first verse, and music...
View ArticleOfficial Latin hymns already translated in the LOTH?
Friends,The four-volume American version of the Liturgy of the Hours contains many hymns that are unrelated to their respective Hours. The selections seem random, in fact (except for solemnities and...
View ArticleO Sanctissima in PDF
Would anyone have a good copy of the hymn "O Sanctissima" (with English verses also) in PDF, containing only the melody line? Attached to this message is the one I downloaded from the Vatican II Hymnal...
View ArticleHymns in Minor Keys
Any suggestions for traditional hymns for Ordinary Time or Assumption written in a minor key? After doing Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence at Mass, our pastor has requested more hymns in minor keys.
View ArticleSpanish traditional hymns
I am looking for solid Spanish hymns, ideally a collection of them. Most crucial are tunes suitable for Entrance and Final hymns, as Offertory and Communion will be Latin at this (low) Mass. Months ago...
View ArticleFalling in Love with Language
http://www.npr.org/2014/08/15/340700735/falling-in-love-with-language-through-the-power-of-hymns
View ArticleHymntune 12.12.12.8
I'm looking for a hymn tune in 12.12.12.8 meter that is either familiar or easy to learn.The only hymn tune I can think of in that meter is LAMBILOTTE (Panis Angelicus) though that might be an odd...
View Articlea hymn for the feast of Pope Saint Pius X?
Does anyone know of a text that would celebrate the motto of Pope Saint Pius X, "to restore all things in Christ"?Thanks in advance!Paul
View ArticleSeasonal metrical hymn propers
Several years ago (and I think this was probably before Kathy started her own excellent project on the Introit antiphons), I put together a little collection of seasonal metrical hymns based on the...
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