Singing the Creed

[10thCrusader]

“I’m struggling to imagine how you can sing “consubstantial”.”

no harder than singing “one in being”

It’s more metric in the Latin, so it flows better “consubstantialem Patri”

 

[mlz]

just to be clear, are we talking song, or chant?

Chant

mlz

 

[Aran_Houlihan]

It’s more metric in the Latin, so it flows better “consubstantialem Patri”/QUOTE i find it easier to sing it in latin

 

[Enim]

We started singing the Creed in October : sing it fast, obey the rhythm of the text, accelrate at the slurs, and before each accent. and end each phrase very softly.

 

[Aran_Houlihan]

In English or Latin

 

[Enim]

English. We use the ICEL setting III. because it appears in our Music Issue. I hope to add Creed #I next year.
We have no problem with “CONSUBSTANTIAL.” The musical ictic groupings match the word’s accents. I have more problems with many settings of the words " have mercy on us."

 

[OraLabora]

The ONLY time I’ve sung the Creed is at the EF Mass. I have never sung the Creed at ANY of the OF Masses I’ve been to.

Even when the new translation came out… New music was came out with the new translation… I (naively) thought there would be more singing (and chanting). Ahhh… But, the only change was the new wording. It is still basically singing AT Mass, not singing THE Mass.

We chant the creed in Latin when the creed is called for by the rubrics, using one of the approved Gregorian settings.

It’s an Ordinary Form Mass.

Of course it’s also a Benedictine monastery… which helps when it comes to carefully executed OF liturgy!

 

[ProVobis]

We chant the creed in Latin when the creed is called for by the rubrics, using one of the approved Gregorian settings.

That’s the only way I’ve heard the Pope sing it. I don’t see any reason why at least one of the Sunday Masses in most parishes can’t sing the creed in Latin.