This is the way a deacon solemnly sings the prologue of Saint-John, on Christmas Day, at benediction.
There are other ornate melodies for the genealogies of Christ, sung at the end of matins in the Gallican and monastic rites. And also for Epiphany.
Thursday, December 24, 2009
In Principio Erat Verbum
Among the remains of the Gallican Rite, I want to share with you these beautiful pages of an early nineteenth century French missal.
This is the way a deacon solemnly sings the prologue of Saint-John, on Christmas Day, at benediction.
There are other ornate melodies for the genealogies of Christ, sung at the end of matins in the Gallican and monastic rites. And also for Epiphany.
This is the way a deacon solemnly sings the prologue of Saint-John, on Christmas Day, at benediction.
There are other ornate melodies for the genealogies of Christ, sung at the end of matins in the Gallican and monastic rites. And also for Epiphany.
