Latin chants and syllables

[jesusmademe]

Is it true that the stress of syllables in spoken and sung Latin is nit the same? We say Di-es Ir-ae…but sing di-ES ir-AE? What should a beginner think about this? I watched a video about this. The expert in the video was Father Eduard Perrone.

 

[Vico]

Is it true that the stress of syllables in spoken and sung Latin is nit the same? We say Di-es Ir-ae…but sing di-ES ir-AE? What should a beginner think about this? I watched a video about this. The expert in the video was Father Eduard Perrone.

Lesson 9: How to Pronounce Ecclesiastical Latin

Many Catholic choirmasters do not realize there are two ways to write hymns in Latin: (1) quality (which usually does not rhyme); (2) stress-accent (which usually rhymes). Rhythm by quality refers to the pattern of long and short vowels in Latin, and is sometimes referred to as a more “noble” or “a

www.ccwatershed.org

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct...ansion_Rules&usg=AOvVaw19zQnz_dmX2OPRGur023i_

 

[jesusmademe]

What does the pronounciation of the ecclesiastical Latin have to do with my question? I am confused how that would answer my question as he did say that the stress of the syllables in sung Latin was different from the spoken Latin.