Liturgy of the Hours
Hello All,
I'm helping out the local Trappist monastery to fix and redo some of there liturgy of the hours books. And I new, at the music notation. I was wondering if someone could help me with a step by step, for music without time signature. Or if someone could point me in the right direction.
I have attached one of the opening songs. Once i can get one done I will be able to get the rest done.
Thanks
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Welcome aboard...
First off, to enter notes:
https://musescore.org/en/handbook/note-input
Then, for info. on early music features:
https://musescore.org/en/handbook/early-music-features
and lyrics:
https://musescore.org/en/handbook/lyrics-0
So...
Create your score, start entering notes, then feel free to return here if you run into any specific problems/questions.
Regards.
Hi Meo,
As a working church musician I am doing stuff like this all the time.
Here is the "Sets" page from my MuseScore.com account......
https://musescore.com/churchorganist/sets
If you look at some of the scores there, particularly those based on chant, such as this one....
https://musescore.com/churchorganist/scores/155127
Then you should begin to get an insight into how this is achieved.
I would start off by using one of the liturgical templates, and then set a suitable time signature which will allow you to enter the longest sentence - I usually use 30/8.
Once you have entered the notes for your sentence, use the Split Measure option with the first rest selected, and then delete the empty bar full of rests which results.
Once I have entered your notes I use beaming to indicate rhythmic grouping (the flow of chant is based on the difference between 2 and 3 note groupings. I then use slurs to indicate melismas.
HTH
If you need further advice, come back here.
In reply to Hi Meo, As a working church by ChurchOrganist
Hmm score display seemes to be broken again!
In reply to Hmm score display seemes to by ChurchOrganist
Really?
https://musescore.com/churchorganist/scores/155127
No
In reply to Really? https://musescore.com by Jojo-Schmitz
So why didn't it work above??
The link was on its own line as it was supposed to be.
In reply to So why didn't it work by ChurchOrganist
mine had en extra empty line, maybe that's the key?
The Liturgy of the Hours or Divine Office or Work of God or canonical hours, often referred to as the Breviary
Thanks , :)
In reply to The Liturgy of the Hours or by ljorgensen
Actually I recognise this - it's the opening responsory of Compline.
Not the chant I am accustomed to.....
Here is the Solesmes chant from Liber Usualis - hope it's helpful......
https://musescore.com/churchorganist/scores/1742961