Comments on: Chant and “Liber Usualis Modern Notation”

By: Tobias Haller

Tobias Haller — Mon, 05 May 2008 16:51:43 +0000

Thanks for the link to Gregoire. I’ve downloaded it and mean to give it a whirl. Luckily, French is a language I can speak, so that will make the help files more helpful!

By: Anastasia

Anastasia — Thu, 01 May 2008 12:13:23 +0000

hey…I emailed your school account about a party for kizzy. not trying to be pressuring, just worried maybe you don’t check that account.

By: The Postulant

The Postulant — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 01:05:26 +0000

I’ve never been able to manage chopsticks either.

By: Anastasia

Anastasia — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:34:00 +0000

PH and I made a modern notation version of the ordinaries from Orbis Factor (cleaned up and put into finale by our friend who is an actual composer) and it took half. a. lifetime.

but we do have it.

By: Derek the Ænglican

Derek the Ænglican — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:54:52 +0000

Yes, I’ve seen and experimented with those. But what’s found favor in these parts is a gem that bls dug up a while back: Gregoire

By: Tobias Haller

Tobias Haller — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:16:38 +0000

I’ve used the Meinrad fonts from St. Meinrad Abbey? It takes a while to get used to them, but after a while it becomes natural. The neat thing is they can be used in a word processor. This may already be old ground for you, but I thought I’d mention it just in case.

By: Breen

Breen — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:42:48 +0000

I once wrote a brief note arguing that singing chant from square notes is like eating Chinese food with chopsticks:

1) It’s the right way to do it,
2) It’s not all that hard once you get the hang of it, and
3) For some mysterious reason the food tastes better.

My tongue was only partially in my cheek.

By: bls

bls — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:01:03 +0000

I’m with you; square-note chant notation - while a little confusing at first, perhaps - is actually easier, I think, than the modern.

It could just be my imagination, I guess, but I like the dynamics and tempo/timing notation better, and it’s built right in.

I have actually been following along with the liturgical year lately on Chantblog, and posting hymns and things as the feasts occur. So we should probably put our work together at some point, because I’ve been able to find sound files for many of these hymns.

BTW, have you seen this? Thought you’d be interested, if not….