Chanting the Divine Office

[hamburglar]

I am interested in chanting the Divine Office. I would prefer doing it in Latin if I could, but English would be okay as well. I am particularly interested in compline and vespers. Where can I find help?

 

[AJV]

I am interested in chanting the Divine Office. I would prefer doing it in Latin if I could, but English would be okay as well. I am particularly interested in compline and vespers. Where can I find help?

By compline, you mean Traditional Compline, right?

Do you read music, or were you looking for an audio resource?

 

[hamburglar]

By compline, you mean Traditional Compline, right?

Do you read music, or were you looking for an audio resource?

I don’t know. The one after Vespers. I didn’t know there was such a thing as “traditional compline” vs. “modern compline”.

I can read sheet music and chant notation. An audio resource would be great as well.

 

[AJV]

I don’t know. The one after Vespers. I didn’t know there was such a thing as “traditional compline” vs. “modern compline”.

I can read sheet music and chant notation. An audio resource would be great as well.

Sorry, I meant as in the Compline from the modern Liturgy of the Hours (NO/ OF) or Compline from the Roman Breviary (EF)?

 

[hamburglar]

Sorry, I meant as in the Compline from the modern Liturgy of the Hours (NO/ OF) or Compline from the Roman Breviary (EF)?

Haha, you know what, I have no clue. Whatever you can chant. I would assume Traditional Compline would make more sense.

 

[markadm]

If it’s worth anything, my suggestion would be that the chanting of it should come second. If I may be so bold as to suggest my badly-written Introduction to the modern Liturgy of the Hours to give you a kind of overview. If you wish to then pray the Divine Office then learn it, pray it, and then learn to chant it.

This is only my opinion… but like they say, cucullus non facit monachum.