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To: netmilsmom
Then before throwing out a perfectly good hymn because of the arrangement, set a new one. If the accompaniment doesn't sound 'pop', that will remove the association with the execrable Mr. Stevens (he murders the tune, anyhow.)

We have an awful lot of dead wood and trash - truly rotten music - to get rid of before we start throwing out music because of mere passing associations. Then we can start weaning the congregation back onto the old Catholic stuff (but you have to make sure that they don't put that awful random leap into the middle of "Infinite thy vast domain". Shudder.)

46 posted on 11/29/2009 7:52:22 PM PST by AnAmericanMother (Ministrix of ye Chasse, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment))
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To: AnAmericanMother
Then before throwing out a perfectly good hymn because of the arrangement, set a new one. If the accompaniment doesn't sound 'pop', that will remove the association with the execrable Mr. Stevens (he murders the tune, anyhow.)

Well, some of us just don't like it no matter where it came from.

We have an awful lot of dead wood and trash - truly rotten music - to get rid of before we start throwing out music because of mere passing associations. Then we can start weaning the congregation back onto the old Catholic stuff (but you have to make sure that they don't put that awful random leap into the middle of "Infinite thy vast domain". Shudder.)

Actually, since we all do it the same way, it can't be that random. It's the way we all learned it before we could read music.

Bad music to ditch...where to start...hmmm.

Well, not tonight. Still getting over the head cold that we've been passing among the choir members. I'm the most recent victim. 'Night.

49 posted on 11/29/2009 7:59:22 PM PST by Desdemona (True Christianity requires open hearts and open minds - not blind hatred.)
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To: AnAmericanMother

It’s not a perfectly good hymn in the liturgy because it is not a Catholic hymn. It has nothing to do with the liturgy. It’s not a Processional Hymn, it’s not about the Offertory, it’s not about the Eucharist and it’s not Recessional. It’s not about Mary, nor Christ the King, nor the Trinity.

YOU may think it’s great, but it’s not Catholic.
I grew up on “Holy God we praise thy name.” The cradle Catholics like the old tunes.

Do you want the congregation to participate?


50 posted on 11/29/2009 8:01:32 PM PST by netmilsmom (I am Ilk)
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To: AnAmericanMother
(but you have to make sure that they don't put that awful random leap into the middle of "Infinite thy vast domain". Shudder.)

Ah yes, the dreaded warble!

70 posted on 11/29/2009 9:12:47 PM PST by SuziQ
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