Society of Saint Gregory

So interesting. In my last post (on the chant based settings forum) I suggested that the Church is moving on and so should some of you. Whilst I won't say anything too obnoxious about those "composers" who seem able to turn twee jingles into cash in the name of 'inclusive liturgy', I feel some ...

All so interesting.

Your collective comments reveal what a bunch of prehistoric, out-of-touch, saddos you are. No wonder nobody in the church takes the SSG seriously. I look forward to watching your organisation continue its slide into oblivion.

You were once in the driving seat and the Church ...

At the risk of drawing yet another analogy, consider this:

St Peter's Basilca in Rome stands as a building of enormous integrity as the centre of Catholicism, revered for its many fine qualities, both by those who see it in a religious context and those who appreciate it as a masterpiece of ...

The verse chant for the Introit is a commonly used adaptation of the Mode V psalm tone. As such no one has any more right to claim copyright than they would to the C major scale. Various monastic communities use adaptations such as this - some may be the same, others slightly different.

By the ...

I wonder why Martin Baker didn't feel the need to give examples of musical 'fast food' - it seems Merseysider was readily able to supply several names.

Of course, that something is 'sung with gusto' is no indicator of either worthiness or musical quality. Go to a football match if you want ...

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It's Martin Baker's personal home-page but carries information about innovations with Gregorian chant at Westminster Cathedral. They're holding a chant workshop and the music for this is available for download on Martin's site. There is some interesting adaptation of chant for the ...