Traditional Hymnal

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What is a good traditional hymnal for the home? I’d like to learn the more traditional hymns sung pre-vatican 2.
 
A simple google search will turn up loads of them. I recall the old St. Gregory Hymnal has a lot of old hymns and the more ancient chants. Sometimes you can get them on Ebay.
But newer publishers have what they term "traditional " hymnals.
The St. Michael hymnal come to mind.

And, FWIW, those old hymns didn’t “vanish” after the Council as some would have you believe.
They’re still sung all over the place.
 
pianistclare said:
A simple google search will turn up loads of them. I recall the old St. Gregory Hymnal has a lot of old hymns and the more ancient chants. Sometimes you can get them on Ebay.
But newer publishers have what they term "traditional " hymnals.
The St. Michael hymnal come to mind.

And, FWIW, those old hymns didn’t “vanish” after the Council as some would have you believe.
They’re still sung all over the place.
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As an old timer, I remember so much of the beautiful music sung in our Churches! I also remember singing in four, five or six parts. Many choirs today haven’t got a clue as to what “choir practice” is…really. “Put some work into it!”
 
Adoremus Hymnal, published by Ignatius Press, contains a pretty decent selection of “traditional” hymns.
 
Silver_Thread said:
As an old timer, I remember so much of the beautiful music sung in our Churches! I also remember singing in four, five or six parts. Many choirs today haven’t got a clue as to what “choir practice” is…really. “Put some work into it!”
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You a choir director???
That’s a pretty uncharitable remark.
 
Silver_Thread said:
You haven’t got a clue!🤷
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Excuse me?
I have worked in parishes for 30 years. Both in Formation and in Music and Liturgy.
I have taught 4 and 8 part harmony for years.
Choir directors
  1. work with the volunteers they get
  2. work with materials that parish will purchase (which is hardly any)
  3. typically have a budget of zero
What kind of amazing Schola do you suppose you can get from support like that, oh, and by the judgmental “experts” in the pew???
:rolleyes:

I’m out.
 
pianistclare said:
Excuse me?
I have worked in parishes for 30 years. Both in Formation and in Music and Liturgy.
I have taught 4 and 8 part harmony for years.
Choir directors
  1. work with the volunteers they get
  2. work with materials that parish will purchase (which is hardly any)
  3. typically have a budget of zero
What kind of amazing Schola do you suppose you can get from support like that, oh, and by the judgmental “experts” in the pew???
:rolleyes:

I’m out.
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And I was simply speaking to the results I’ve seen over the past 40 years and you addressed some of the problems! I loved singing in the Choir for many years but became disillusioned at the changes in the words and single part singing. I raised my voice and was not heard so I quit!
 
Why not have an official Catholic hymnal? Most or all Protestant bodies have them.
 
andrewstx said:
Why not have an official Catholic hymnal? Most or all Protestant bodies have them.
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We do have the Graduale Romanum, which contains the official chants for the propers (which really have pride of place over hymns anyway according to Sacrosanctum Concilium).
 
andrewstx said:
Why not have an official Catholic hymnal? Most or all Protestant bodies have them.
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We did have them and they were thrown in the dumpster! Aparrently they were too Catholic and our protestant brothers and sisters wouldn’t feel comfortable singing them!:mad:
 
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