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Farewell to Alleluia

Posted on February 2, 2009 by sean.daenzer

In most Lutheran parishes today, we bid “farewell” to Alleluia on Transfiguration Sunday, the last Lord’s Day before Septuagesima. The proper that most often accompanies the ceremony of burying or removing the “Alleluia” is “Alleluia, Song of Gladness”, an 11th … Continue reading →

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How to use Gregorian Chant Propers

Posted on September 9, 2008 by sean.daenzer

Gregorian chant is typically written in square notation making use of neumes. This form of musical notation has become nearly obsolete in our modern time. Yet, this modern notation is, in truth, unable to adequately communicate gregorian chant to the singer. For … Continue reading →

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