tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497835.post114083677259842275..comments2009-11-09T17:01:03.685-05:00Yurodivihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13272619953600100964noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497835.post-1141358319359546462006-03-02T22:58:00.000-05:002006-03-02T22:58:00.000-05:00YD: Great to meet you in Auburn. <BR/><BR/>Unlike you, I had little idea of what to expect about the chants we sang. I'd seen Psalm notation before (isn't that what's used in holds-you-in-his-arms,-yea,-you-can-feel-his disease?) but had no idea about Neumes. I'd always assumed the those notes in the back of my prayer book were more like shape notes--or just stylized notes. I had no idea what they were able to tell me about phrasing, timing, etc. without needing to reading the Italian in typical sheet music. Steep learning curve...<BR/><BR/>Interestingly enough, after the intensive immersion chant class, I found the polyphony surprisingly easy to sight-read during the brief review before Mass.<BR/><BR/>I didn't see you again after lunch; I hope you were able to stay for the 5 PM Mass. There were pleased looks on the faces of quite a few older members of the "Vigil Mass Crowd"--the crowd that was surprised with Palestrina and chant on a rainy Saturday.<BR/><BR/>Maybe we'll see you again soon, now that we know we're practicaly neighbors.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://steliz.blogspot.com/2006/03/whole-songbook-of-god.html" REL="nofollow">Lizzie</A>St. Elizabeth of Caycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07821842564821682210noreply@blogger.com