medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Bill East wrote:
>
> Offertorium - 22
>
> The Offertorium consists of verses 4-5:
>
> Scapulis suis obumbrabit tibi Dominus, et sub pennis eius sperabis:
> scuto circumdabit te veritas eius.
>
> And the Communio is exactly the same:
>
> Scapulis suis obumbrabit tibi Dominus, et sub pennis eius sperabis:
> scuto circumdabit te veritas eius.
>
> It is unusual to find an Offertorium and a Communio which are
> identical, and indeed the selection of all the chants may be
> considered a bit lacking in imagination. They remain unchanged in the
> modern Graduale Romanum. The music is of course different for each
> chant, even though the words may be identical, and this lessens the
> sense of repetition.
No, you've slipped up there: the words are not identical. There is no
"Dominus" in the Communion. We noted such subtle differences in Advent.
John Briggs
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