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NOTES ON THE USE OF THE CHANT-BOOK.

The general purpose and arrangement of the Chants have been already described in the General Preface. A few practical suggestions as to their use may be added.

At the beginning of Service the Sanctus should be sung without any introduction beyond the key indication, the congregation rising.

In the Beatitudes, No. 10, two or three tunes may be employed, changing at verse 5; and at verse 13 either returning, or going on to a third tune. The responses to the Commandments, Nos. 138 and 139, should, if possible, be sung without any preliminary playing over.

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In the Baptismal Sentences, the first part of Nos. 140 and 141, Lord bless thee and keep thee," is intended (as are also the other Baptismal Sentences) to be sung as each person passes from the baptistery; the concluding Doxology only after the last has been baptized.

Offertory Sentences. These settings are arranged in order of keys, so that wherever a commencement is made the music will follow on naturally. It is suggested that in use a short pause should come between the Sentences. Benediction Hymns. These are intended to follow immediately after the Amen of the Benediction, the hymn not being announced. They should, of course, be sung very quietly and slowly. Where the Amen is sung after the Benediction, it will be easier to start the hymn. In such case, the key of the Amen, which should be quite simple, must be chosen so as to accord with the key of the hymn.

DIRECTIONS FOR CHANTING.

The form of pointing used in this Book is intended to show clearly where the strict time of the chant begins. All that comes before the accent is not accounted for, but should be sung to the first note of the chant, at a speed that is neither so slow as to be dull nor so fast as to be indistinct. An imaginary bar commences at the accent, taken out of the first note of the chaut, the same note on which the recitation has been made.

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If the syllable on which the accent is placed stands alone, that syllable will be a whole bar in length, eg. :

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If, after the accent, a second syllable occurs, time must be made for it out of that bar, e.g.:

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Two, or three syllables will be sung on the same principle, e.g. :—

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In the examples given above, the syllables following the accent are separated from it by a space, and time should be taken for them at the latter end of the bar.

Where they are connected with the accent, they should come at the beginning, or divide the bar equally, e.g. :—

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In several instances both these forms occur together, e.g.:

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The sign in the course of the recitation marks the place where a break should be made for taking breath. All stops should be observed exactly as in reading, but never used as breathing places unless accompanied by this sign.

The bars in the pointing of the words correspond with those in the music. In the middle of the chant there are two notes in the bar, and one syllable will fall on each note, e.g. :

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Where only one syllable occurs it is followed by dots or a dash; and the two notes have to be sung to it, e.g. :

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Where more than two syllables occur, a dot or a hyphen, according to circumstances, shows the division, e.g. :

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Except in a very few places, which are clearly indicated, all words are to be sung as they would be read-e.g., grieved as griev'd, not griev-ed. The speed adopted in chanting should not be so great as to interfere with the clear enunciation of every word and syllable; but, on the average, it should not be slower than is absolutely needful to secure this clearness. A fair amount of movement makes the singing of even a long Psalm easy and enjoyable.

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