Author Topic: Wanted: Traditional Roman Hymnals (Read 5253 times)

Johnfollower · « **on:** January 02, 2017, 10:05:23 PM »

Hello,

I am part of a schola/choir, and several of our members are missing the Traditional Roman Hymnal. Is there anybody who would be willing to sell their unused copy of this book?

I am offering pay $30 per book plus shipping and handling. However, if you would like to negotiate a higher price, I would be willing to work with you.

Thanks and God bless!

Neil Obstat · « **Reply #1 on:** January 04, 2017, 12:14:06 AM »

Quote from: Johnfollower

Hello,

I am part of a schola/choir, and several of our members are missing the Traditional Roman Hymnal. Is there anybody who would be willing to sell their unused copy of this book?

I am offering pay $30 per book plus shipping and handling. However, if you would like to negotiate a higher price, I would be willing to work with you.

Thanks and God bless!

Are you talking about the Pius X Hymnal, or the St. Basil, or the Gregory?
There were a few others but these were the most commonly used before Vat. II.

Neumann Press reprinted the St. Gregory Hymnal in slightly smaller format around 20 years ago but it's now out of print, again. You can still find the larger format Complete Editions on the Internet but the price has gone up to around $80. It would be nice to see a reproduction of the original format with some additional works it conspicuously lacked and missing a few of the useless ones it contained. But it's not cheap to publish such a book.

Then +Williamson promoted a new book the SSPX and Angelus Press published for a while. I think they let it go out of print because it contains a nice personal introduction from +W, about whom they want to forget (thus their desire to abandon Winona). I think it's a pretty good book, but last I checked about 5 years ago, it was impossible to order.

MaterDominici · « **Reply #2 on:** January 04, 2017, 03:21:12 PM »

Quote from: Neil Obstat

Then +Williamson promoted a new book the SSPX and Angelus Press published for a while. I think they let it go out of print because it contains a nice personal introduction from +W, about whom they want to forget (thus their desire to abandon Winona). I think it's a pretty good book, but last I checked about 5 years ago, it was impossible to order.

This is what he's looking for.
It's called the "Traditional Roman Hymnal".
And, until the SSPX comes up with something new, they're pretty hard to come by since they're out of print.

Johnfollower · « **Reply #3 on:** January 05, 2017, 09:19:08 AM »

Quote from: Neil Obstat

Quote from: Johnfollower
Hello,

I am part of a schola/choir, and several of our members are missing the Traditional Roman Hymnal. Is there anybody who would be willing to sell their unused copy of this book?

I am offering pay $30 per book plus shipping and handling. However, if you would like to negotiate a higher price, I would be willing to work with you.

Thanks and God bless!

Are you talking about the Pius X Hymnal, or the St. Basil, or the Gregory?
There were a few others but these were the most commonly used before Vat. II.

Neumann Press reprinted the St. Gregory Hymnal in slightly smaller format around 20 years ago but it's now out of print, again. You can still find the larger format Complete Editions on the Internet but the price has gone up to around $80. It would be nice to see a reproduction of the original format with some additional works it conspicuously lacked and missing a few of the useless ones it contained. But it's not cheap to publish such a book.

Then +Williamson promoted a new book the SSPX and Angelus Press published for a while. I think they let it go out of print because it contains a nice personal introduction from +W, about whom they want to forget (thus their desire to abandon Winona). I think it's a pretty good book, but last I checked about 5 years ago, it was impossible to order.

I would be looking for the book that +Williamson promoted, just like what MaterDominici was saying. It's true they are really hard to come by because they are no longer in print. Last I checked on Amazon they were above $80 per copy. It wouldn't make sense for me to buy 3 or 4 copies at this price, that is why I decided to see if anybody on CI has a few stored away, or better yet, an entire stash.
Mostly everybody except for the newer members on our choir team have a copy. It is a pretty useful book as far as hymnals go. I just wish they would start reprinting or at least come out with a similar book.

Miseremini · « **Reply #4 on:** January 05, 2017, 11:22:40 AM »

A year or 2 ago I heard the reason they let this book go out of print is that they are working on producing a new expanded edition.
I forget who the person responsible for it's compilation is but he was in Canada.