Author Topic: WANTED Parce Domine CHANT organ accomp WITH VERSES (Read 2990 times)

cathman7 · « **Reply #5 on:** March 12, 2017, 08:29:11 PM »

I've been trying to find all of the verses for you, Matthew, but to no avail. The only thing I can think of is to have someone convert all of the verses into modern notation.

AMDGJMJ · « **Reply #6 on:** March 12, 2017, 08:37:07 PM »

Quote from: Matthew

First of all, I'm looking for the Gregorian Chant version of this song -- not any other melody or version.

I have the organ accompaniment for the "Parce Domine, parce populo tuo, ne in aeternum irascaris nobis." refrain.

By organ accompaniment, I mean "modern notation" rather than Gregorian chant (square note) notation. Some organists can play accompaniment right from the chant notation, but my 11 year old organist can't do that, at least not yet. It requires special training.

The song also has verses, and those verses have a beautiful melody. I'd like for the organist to be able to accompany that as well.

Can anyone help? Google was no help on this one.

Getting organ accompaniment for Traditional catholic hymns, especially the Gregorian chant, is really hit and miss.

Usually what we do is have the organ join us for the refrain and sing the verses a capella..

I have yet to find any any modern notation organ version of the Parce Domine Verses...

cathman7 · « **Reply #7 on:** March 13, 2017, 03:43:24 AM »

Would this work? Nevermind, the verses are still in Gregorian chant notation....

Ladislaus · « **Reply #8 on:** March 13, 2017, 08:31:58 AM »

As with most Chant, the Parce Domine is only properly rendered without accompaniment.

[will probably open can of worms, but I'm a purist who thinks that instrumental accompaniment destroys chant ... but is just a tolerated necessary evil due to poor performance and/or poor accoustics]

confederate catholic · « **Reply #9 on:** March 13, 2017, 12:10:00 PM »

(shiver) and don't get me started on polyphonic music.

seriously you should stick to no organ for the verses, organ is death to chant, (with my former benedictine training I can not even sing with it, it
throws me off everytime.)