To: NYer
Good hymns are ones that the general public can actually sing and make them sound decent- bad hymns are ones that require a professional voice to order to sound like anything.
“veni veni Emmanuel” is a good Catholic hymn as it covers a very modest range of notes, is easy to learn and has a slow enough tempo that the non-professional singers in the pews are able to keep up with it.
To: I_Like_Spam
bad hymns are ones that require a professional voice to order to sound like anything. Bad hymns are bad hymns. Pro-level voices, phrasing and all that jazz don't change that and frequently can't make it sound any better. Some ephemera is just that.
10 posted on
12/05/2009 6:26:22 AM PST by
Desdemona
(True Christianity requires open hearts and open minds - not blind hatred.)
To: I_Like_Spam
“veni veni Emmanuel” is a good Catholic hymn as it covers a very modest range of notes, is easy to learn and has a slow enough tempo that the non-professional singers in the pews are able to keep up with it. Depends on the tempo the organist sets.
11 posted on
12/05/2009 6:28:30 AM PST by
Desdemona
(True Christianity requires open hearts and open minds - not blind hatred.)
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