[Magdalen] Psalm - Whither Goeth Thou?

[L Ronkainen]

My first introduction to plainchant Psalms at MP was when I started
visiting GTS in 2002. At that time their MP & EP were all planning and
experiential services as part of their seminary experience and no doubt
liturgy immersion.  It was wonderful to be a part of this kind of worship
and it continued for a number of years.

Lynn

On Thu, Mar 12, 2015 at 11:41 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

> A little liturgical fun -
>
> There's been a discussion on the Anglican Music List about how the
> Psalm should be sung in the context of the Eucharist.
>
> There's no dispute that the location of the Psalm is between the OTL
> and the Epistle in the Eucharist.
>
> The dispute is about how the Psalm should be sung (or even not sung
> but said).  Should it be via Anglican chant and if so, should it be  the
> choir singing or should the entire congregation sing Anglican chant?
>
> Should the Psalm - either plainchant or composed setting - be sung
> by a choir/cantor with a congregational antiphon ("Responsorial  Psalm")?
>
> Should the cantor/choir sing the Psalm via whatever method chosen
> through and through without congregational response?
>
> Should paraphrase congregational hymn settings of the Psalms be
> allowed occasionally?
>
> I responded to this discussion at a completely different level, by  stating
> what I have learned through the decades from the experts (I do not  include
> myself as an "expert!").  My response was that there is no  historical
> tradition for the Psalm in the context of the Eucharist to be of/for  the
> assembly/congregation at all.  The Eucharistic Psalm is traditionally
> of/for
> the contribution of cantor/choir.
>
> Therefore the use of either the responsorial method, or the through  and
> through cantor/choir alone, are the most historically accurate.
>
> The confusion stems from the tradition that Psalms in the Offices  (Morning
> Prayer/Evensong) ARE of/for the assembly/congregation.  With the  almost
> complete disappearance of Anglican Choral Morning Prayer, and the
> infrequent appearance of Evensong (which is now almost always a  choral
> extravaganza, ironically), the traditional use of Psalms in the Liturgies
> has
> been overlooked/forgotten.
>
> What's the consensus here?
>
>
> David Strang.
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