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In my opinion, Incomplete chords can indeed be used to great effect by the Gregorian harmonist, but they must be not be used where the melody
comes to rest. I cannot say here how strongly I disagree with the words of Monsignor Francis P. Dessain, , pp. It reminds me of a child who
studies swimming, and learns only one thing from his teacher: Novello, Ewer, and Company, , pp. The statement is reproduced in this PDF file and
those who wish can read the entire fascinating Preface. I have had before my eyes one terrible, fatal, inexorable fact, against which it is impossible
to contend: The great Alfred Cortot drove this point home to the young prodigy, Ruth Slenczynska, in a remarkable way. Here is an excerpt from
his Kyriale Note This example from the feast of Pentecost is from harmonizations he published in Note 5: A page collection of polyphonic Motets
that can be sung by the average parish choir! This method, based on the Vatican Edition of Plain Chant, seems, at least to the writer, to have a
breadth of of conception and ease of adaptability sufficient to gain favor with all those whose love of Plain Chant is of a sincerity great enough to
rise above the partisanship of scholastic prejudice. This new fad of major-minor tonality had an adverse effect on chant melodies, leading to
corrupted editions by editors who imposed tonality on the modal chant melodies. He composed an absolutely gorgeous set of modal interludes for
organ Note The fact that this leaves an incomplete chord does not bother them. However, it is interesting to ask the question, "Upon what models
did the professors at the Lemmens Institute base their accompaniments? Frankly, this is simply sloppy harmonization, especially the chord
progression from yellow A to yellow B. Indeed, the elongated note above the blue star causes quite a startling and unpleasant dissonance. In any
event, Lemmens is a major figure in the history of modal chant accompaniment. Find a copy in the library Finding libraries that hold this item Some
authors laud this practice, others denigrate it, but all acknowledge that organ accompaniment of chant has been done for a very long time. The
chant editions of the organist Nivers are very good examples of corrupt chant editions. The green line draws attention to a passage wherein, in
reality, an amm7 chord is sounded numerous times, as a result of what some would call "ornamental notes," as well as dissonances much more
"impure" than a minor-minor seventh. The result would be the same: Moreover, for some chants not every single piece in the repertoire , a well
executed organ accompaniment creates truly gorgeous music. As far as twentieth-century Gregorian accompaniment, I find it useful to speak of
three main schools: Allow this favorite library to be seen by others Keep this favorite library private. Those who may not like this Accompaniment
owing to its being exclusively within the Gregorian scales are free to make any alterations; [sic] they may deem proper in passages which to them
may sound somewhat crude. Many of the chant method books e. The words of the preacher must be measured, so that the Lord, more than his
minister, will be the center of attention. When the Nova Organi Harmonia is submitted to a detailed examination and to a comparative study, with
greatest interest we will publish a practical manual of our Gregorian accompaniment. In restating the belief that Niedermeyer was the first to
hormonize chant exclusively diatonically, I am not ruling out the possibility that others did this before him. I can say truly that these masterful
interludes were a major source of inspiration for the Chabanel Psalms and I owe Dom Murray a great debt of thanks. For this gracious permission,
sincere thanks to Father Abbat, also in the name of all those chanters who will profit from studying these beautiful sung prayers of the Church. It
sounds different than unaccompanied chant, but it is beautiful in its own way. I make no apologies for this, and can only point out the frequency
with which these chords appear in the NOH. One example of this dichotomy should suffice. I have seen many efforts at producing such a system,
but the Belgian school alone in my estimation hit the target. Don't have an account? May I be permitted to add that the foundations of such a theory
could have been laid only by a man at once a great musician, a great harmonist, a great authority upon plainsong, equally versed in knowledge of
the various schools of harmony, especially of the modern school and of that of the sixteenth century. Subjects Graduals Chants Gregorian chants.
As can be seen by these two examples PDF , they were composed in a style very similar to the Chabanel Psalms. All hyperbole aside, both are so
beautiful that I almost faint when I think of the beauty. German, French, and Belgian. As the Preface goes on to say, one of the things which will
surprise some is the admission in certain cases of parallels and free treatment of dissonance, and if the student looks hard enough through the
hundreds of NOH pages, he will indeed find several examples of "forbidden" parallels:. Indeed, the books published during his reign are still the
official edition of the Catholic church, and not a single note or marking has been changed since their publication. Seized whilst in the act of saying
Mass in the house of St. His imagination, sense of balance, harmonies, and clever counter-melodies defy description, so wonderful are they. One in
the treble clef and one in the bass clef. For example, a reputable Solesmesian defender, J. Potier, Perruchot, Guilmant, and Oberhoffer, to name a
few. Slencynska soon learned that there are many ways of approaching music. The ties alone emphasized by red lines show how smoothly the
chords change when harmonized by the Belgian school. It will be the methodological synthesis and will be useful to this work.