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[Joseph Cirou]

I have been using his collections from unison to 4 part for years.
Especially useful to me is the collection for unison voice. I used many of
them as a solo anthem when I played 7:30AM Mass at St. Patrick's in
Norcross , Ga and got many favorable responses. I continued to use these
over the years  especially the Saint Saens Ave Maria, and the Chausson Ave
Verum--the collections are still in print. I have reordered a few times.
How often do you get to sing the Rheinberger Nocte Surgentes, but it was
very appropriate for 7:30AM.  Some of these required quite a bit of
personal preparation to sing the vocal line and play the accompaniment. I
started using them in the mid 80's I think he was already singing with St
Caecilia at that time.

Joe

On Wed, Jul 1, 2015 at 12:08 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

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> In a message dated 7/1/2015 10:59:50 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> scottknitter at gmail.com writes:
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> IMO  Mason Martens occasionally  needed to get over himself. But I  admire
> his knowledge and work.>>>>
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> He was my close friend and confidant.  His was a unique personality,  but
> despite his habitual sarcasm (he could put someone down with a word),
> he was an absolute treasure.  To be with him any length of time, one  had
> to understand this.
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> Despite his work on the '82 plainchant, his real expertise was  Renaissance
> polyphony.  His edition of the Vivaldi "Gloria" is the worldwide  standard.
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> He achieved more recognition as a choral genius among the  Tridentines,
> because his "100 Motets" book featuring Latin polyphony was much
> treasured.
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> He managed to alienate the authorities at 815 with his frequent jibes
> at all sorts of other musical personalities, but they still tolerated him
> because
> of his plainsong expertise.
>
> They don't build 'em like Mason Martens any more.
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> David Strang.
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