medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
merum wrote:
>
> As you note, 'Dominus' is not found in the text of the Comm as
> appointed for singing in the GR. However, in the MR, the Off and Comm
> texts printed for recitation ARE identical; 'Dominus' does appear in
> both. IIRC, you said in an earlier note you were working from the
> Liber Usualis, which is an extraction from the GR.
I think we need to define our terms more closely: which edition of the MR
are you referring to? Also, the relationship between the LU and the GR is
actually a trifle complex :-)
> Yet another example of interesting strands in the development of
> texts and melodies that have come down to us. Mistake in copying at
> some point? Divergent traditions? Deliberate emendation? Would be
> interesting to know.
As you know, I also work from the Sarum Use - I would suspect that any
'divergent tradition' is very late indeed.
John Briggs
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