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Part 6 - Numbers 749-834

Sorry I haven't continued this in a couple of days. Been busy with podcasting, Mass, two birthdays in the family, etc.

Now we have the Psalm section - 86 selections. Many of these will be judged by the melody I have in front of me in the 2008 Music Issue.

STUFF WE SING AT HOLY GHOST, AND WILL CONTINUE TO SING (1):
756 Psalm 23 (Gelineau)

STUFF WE HAVEN'T DONE AT HOLY GHOST BUT I WOULDN'T MIND INTRODUCING IN THE FUTURE (18):
752 Psalm 19 (Joncas) (his best, IMO) / 754 Psalm 22 (Schiavone)
758 Psalm 25 (Manion) (perhaps at Communion, but not as a Responsorial Psalm)
768 Psalm 33 (Dufford) (Antiphon melody isn't bad, but see my note for #758, above)
769 Psalm 34 (Dean) (same rule as 758 and 768) / 776 Psalm 47 (Inwood)
787 Psalm 84 (Joncas) (except as a Responsorial Psalm)
792 Psalm 91 (Joncas) (same rule) / 804 Psalm 103 (Willcock)
811 Psalm 118 (Joncas) / 817 Psalm 128 (Inwood)
827 Daniel 3 (Comaldolese Monks) (This chant-style setting is really good!)
829 Magnificat (Alstott) (except as a Responsorial Psalm) / 830 Magnificat (Mode VIII)
831 Benedictus (Mode VI) / 832 Magnificat (Farrell) / 833 Benedictus (Farrell)
834 Nunc Dimittis (Ridge) (This isn't bad for what appears to be a quick 3/4)

STUFF I WON'T TOUCH WITH A 39-1/2 FOOT POLE (67):
749 Psalm 16 (Inwood) / 750 Psalm 16 (Soper) / 751 Psalm 18 (Honore)
753 Psalm 22 (Manion) (Refrain melody isn't bad, but the verses are paraphrased.)
755 Psalm 23 (Crandal) / 757 Psalm 24 (Smith)
759 Psalm 25 (Soper) (Sounds too much like that hideous Olawski Lamb of God I had to puke out a lot in parishes around here!)
760 Psalm 25 (Joncas) / 761 Psalm 27 (DeBruyn) / 762 Psalm 27 (Soper)
763 Psalm 29 (Whitaker) / 764 Psalm 30 (Inwood) / 765 Psalm 31 (Talbot)
766 Psalm 31 (DeBruyn) / 767 Psalm 33 (Inwood) / 770 Psalm 34 (Talbot)
771 Psalm 34 (Soper) / 772 Psalm 40 (Cooney) / 773 Psalms 42-43 (Foley)
774 Psalms 42-43 (Hurd) / 775 Psalm 45 (Keil) / 777 Psalm 51 (Angrisano)
778 Psalm 51 (Hurd) / 779 Psalm 51 (Kendzia) / 780 Psalm 63 (Angrisano)
781 Psalm 63 (Schutte) / 782 Psalm 66 (Cooney) / 783 Psalm 67 (Smith)
784 Psalm 69 (Cooney) / 785 Psalm 72 (Cooney) / 786 Psalm 80 (Keil)
788 Psalm 85 (Soper) / 789 Psalm 85 (MacAller) / 790 Psalm 89 (Schoenbachler)
791 Psalm 90 (Smith) / 793 Psalm 93 (Soper) / 794 Psalm 95 (Smith)
795 Psalm 96 (Smith) / 796 Psalm 96 (Cortez) / 797 Psalm 96 (Farrell)
798 Psalm 97 (Cooney) / 799 Psalm 98 (Haugen/Haas) / 800 Psalm 98 (Smith)
801 Psalm 98 (Hurd) / 802 Psalm 100 (Smith) / 803 Psalm 103 (Dufford)
805 Psalm 104 (Walker) / 806 Psalm 104 (Olawski) / 807 Psalm 116 (Kendzia)
808 Psalm 116 (Joncas) / 809 Psalm 116 (Soper) / 810 Psalm 117 (Jakob)
812 Psalm 118 (Soper) / 813 Psalm 118 (Smith) / 814 Psalm 122 (Hurd)
815 Psalm 122 (Walker) / 816 Psalm 126 (Cortez) / 818 Psalm 130 (Soper)
819 Psalm 130 (Smith) / 820 Psalm 136 (Joncas) / 821 Psalm 138 (Cooney)
822 Psalm 145 (Smith) / 823 Psalm 145 (Soper) / 824 Psalm 146 (Farrell)
825 Exodus 15 (Whitaker) / 826 Isaiah 12 (Inwood) / 828 Magnificat (Rubalcava)

Running totals after six posts:
STUFF WE SING AT HOLY GHOST, AND WILL CONTINUE TO SING: 79 (14.8%)
STUFF WE HAVEN'T DONE AT HOLY GHOST BUT I WOULDN'T MIND INTRODUCING IN THE FUTURE: 99 (18.5%)
STUFF I WON'T TOUCH WITH A 39-1/2 FOOT POLE: 356 (66.7%)

Next batch: Ritual stuff (Hours and Funerals)
Peace,
BMP