[Magdalen] Oldies but Goodies.tior

[Scott Knitter]

On Thu, Dec 11, 2014 at 3:53 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen
<magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
> I was always taught that the line, "comfort and" is a triplet, and so  it
> tends to drive me crazy when even very good choirs (R. Shaw Chorale) sing
> it
> with two eighth notes on "comfort" and quarter notes on "and joy."

Omigosh, yes! Having heard the triplet during Lessons and Carols from
King's College, I don't like it the other way any more.

Same goes for doing O Come, All Ye Faithful with the bass line staying
on the tonic (often G) for "Faith-" instead of descending to the
leading tone (F#) on that syllable. What the organist does on that
chord can make or break my Christmas. :) Others consider my favored
way to be simply a wrong note. If it's wrong, I don't want it to be
right!


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Scott R. Knitter
Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA