Credo in Latin

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Thank you for posting the link. It is a great help for those learning the Credo in Latin.
 
Believe it or not, there are many like me who wouldn’t know the words unless its accompanied by the music. I believe this is Credo III in the hymnal.
 
ProVobis said:
Believe it or not, there are many like me who wouldn’t know the words unless its accompanied by the music. I believe this is Credo III in the hymnal.
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Yes, indeed it is Credo III…Credo I makes a nice contrast though during Advent and Lent - it has a slightly more sombre tone!

This version is very clear - and would be a great aid for individuals or choirs who’d like to learn it. Slightly slow perhaps for my liking - nonetheless there is never a sense of it dragging, which is the worst thing that can happen to chant in my opinion.
 
NPC said:
Yes, indeed it is Credo III…Credo I makes a nice contrast though during Advent and Lent - it has a slightly more sombre tone!

This version is very clear - and would be a great aid for individuals or choirs who’d like to learn it.
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I agree. And if you remember that the Latin accusative has -um, -a, -am, -em in its singular word-endings, it’s even easier to remember. Makes it more poetic that way too. And poetry in music isn’t bad. 🙂
 
Credo III seems to be the most commonly used these days (probably because it’s easier to sing) but I do love Credo I. Last time I head it done was at an Anglo-Catholic church some 20 years ago. I don’t think I’ve ever heard Credo II or Credo IV, at least not that I can remember. Unfortunately, I don’t read music, so I can’t even approach them that way, but the invitatory to I, II, and IV in the Missal is, as I recall, the same.
 
Kyrie III, Gloria III, Credo III etc. is what we sang as a parish for a MIssa Cantata way back when. All are in Worship III and my cathedral parish uses the Credo, Sanctus, and Agnus Dei during Lent. Everyone thinks that we didn’t respond way back when. Nothing could be further from the truth. If your parish tries this Mass setting, I can virtually assure you that there are a whole bunch of folks in their late 50s whose ears will perk up and they will be able to respond.
 
brotherhrolf said:
Kyrie III, Gloria III, Credo III etc. is what we sang as a parish for a MIssa Cantata way back when. All are in Worship III and my cathedral parish uses the Credo, Sanctus, and Agnus Dei during Lent. Everyone thinks that we didn’t respond way back when. Nothing could be further from the truth. If your parish tries this Mass setting, I can virtually assure you that there are a whole bunch of folks in their late 50s whose ears will perk up and they will be able to respond.
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You’re right there - I find that people respond very well to chant; and not just the over 50’s! It’s amazing how many people would join in with the Credo if it were chanted - they’d even have a good go at it if they had the words alone, which is what happened where I used to play (Credo III in Ordinary Time, Credo I during Advent and Lent). Music in church is great, no doubt about it, but I think chant has that extra special ‘something’!
 
I also haven’t heard Credo II or Credo IV. I did hear Credo I a few times when the choir we had at the time sang it instead of Credo III. It does seem that III is the one most people are familiar with.
malphono said:
Credo III seems to be the most commonly used these days (probably because it’s easier to sing) but I do love Credo I. Last time I head it done was at an Anglo-Catholic church some 20 years ago. I don’t think I’ve ever heard Credo II or Credo IV, at least not that I can remember. Unfortunately, I don’t read music, so I can’t even approach them that way, but the invitatory to I, II, and IV in the Missal is, as I recall, the same.
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