@organisten Oh. Since you said "F natural is NOT E sharp" I was looking for an E sharp because I thought you were upset I was using an E sharp instead of an F, not the other way around. Well sorry to burst your bubble but since I was thinking more about the sound than the technically-correct way of writing it, I just wrote enharmonically which is easier for me.
I am not sure all choirs would appreciate reciting notes and quarters ending on (sometimes extreme) discords. A few of the keys are very difficult to come to to terms with and you hae a fondness for conseceutive 5ths which do not, in my opinion, sound well in a chant setting - having said all that, I do like the chant for psalm 138.
If you have a choir and feel like trying any of mine, please let me know the choir's reaction. While my choir has sung some of them and the cathedral choir in Toronto has also sung a few, they are overwhemingly unsung! I think yours are eminently singable (despite the keys!)
@culyert Thanks for the offer. Perhaps the dean of my college where the choir is will look into it, perhaps he's heard the ones he already has many times before.
Hi C1992! Not a lot of time to check but in Ps 93 bars 6-7 you have Fs-Es doubled in octaves and in Ps 121, bars 12-13 you have Df-C doubled again in octaves.
Don't you think your very remote keys are hard for befginners - and land you with an awful clutter of accidentals?
I'm only an amateur but share your passion for anglican chants. Some of my efforts are on my web pages (google 'tony culyer'). Any crit comments on any of these would be welcome.
@culyert I see what you mean- I guess even if you proof enough to think you got everything something usually slips through anyway.
I guess beginners might not appreciate the accidentals, etc, but I just wrote these in whatever key I thought would sound good.
I found your web page- you have a lot more to show than I do, I don't think I should be criticizing your music at all! Rather I should say maybe you should organise your web page into smaller chunks for readability, that's all I can say!
@Aryanissupreme The words are the source of rhythm, not the notated music. The separation lines in the text mimic the bar lines in the notation. I hope this helps.
you would also do well to learn how to "spell" in your chants - F natural is NOT E sharp!
organisten 2 months ago
@organisten Which one is that in?
Composer1992 2 months ago
@Composer1992 psalm 93. Leading note before the end, and chord is C#, E#, (G# omitted), and dominant 7th b natural.
organisten 2 months ago
@organisten Oh. Since you said "F natural is NOT E sharp" I was looking for an E sharp because I thought you were upset I was using an E sharp instead of an F, not the other way around. Well sorry to burst your bubble but since I was thinking more about the sound than the technically-correct way of writing it, I just wrote enharmonically which is easier for me.
Composer1992 2 months ago
@Composer1992 well aware of what you enharmoniclally did; as you yourself admit, it was not technically correct.
organisten 2 months ago
I am not sure all choirs would appreciate reciting notes and quarters ending on (sometimes extreme) discords. A few of the keys are very difficult to come to to terms with and you hae a fondness for conseceutive 5ths which do not, in my opinion, sound well in a chant setting - having said all that, I do like the chant for psalm 138.
MrJpridgway 8 months ago
bof.
these are not my top chants.
phlarrdboi 8 months ago
If you have a choir and feel like trying any of mine, please let me know the choir's reaction. While my choir has sung some of them and the cathedral choir in Toronto has also sung a few, they are overwhemingly unsung! I think yours are eminently singable (despite the keys!)
culyert 1 year ago
@culyert Thanks for the offer. Perhaps the dean of my college where the choir is will look into it, perhaps he's heard the ones he already has many times before.
Composer1992 1 year ago
Hi C1992! Not a lot of time to check but in Ps 93 bars 6-7 you have Fs-Es doubled in octaves and in Ps 121, bars 12-13 you have Df-C doubled again in octaves.
Don't you think your very remote keys are hard for befginners - and land you with an awful clutter of accidentals?
I'm only an amateur but share your passion for anglican chants. Some of my efforts are on my web pages (google 'tony culyer'). Any crit comments on any of these would be welcome.
Cheers.
Tony
culyert 1 year ago
@culyert I see what you mean- I guess even if you proof enough to think you got everything something usually slips through anyway.
I guess beginners might not appreciate the accidentals, etc, but I just wrote these in whatever key I thought would sound good.
I found your web page- you have a lot more to show than I do, I don't think I should be criticizing your music at all! Rather I should say maybe you should organise your web page into smaller chunks for readability, that's all I can say!
Composer1992 1 year ago
Your chants would sound a bit better if you got rid of the consecutive fifths and octaves.
Tony
culyert 1 year ago
@culyert Oops, how did they get in there? Could you please point them out to me?
Composer1992 1 year ago
lol only Anglicans can do it haha,, jokes, it takes practice
churchlad 1 year ago
I still don't get how to do this. I've been trying to figure this out to relay it back to an independent church who is interested in psalm chanting.
Aryanissupreme 1 year ago
@Aryanissupreme Have you tried looking at other videos of psalm chant? They might be able to give you a good example of how it works.
Composer1992 1 year ago
@Aryanissupreme The words are the source of rhythm, not the notated music. The separation lines in the text mimic the bar lines in the notation. I hope this helps.
relussier 1 year ago