what is the defintion of choral reading?
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It is the sight reading of choral music.
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To start, I don't know, but did a little research on the net and found:\n\nhttp://www.holycrossonline.org/byzantine-chant\nhttp://www.monachos.net/liturgics/chant_history.shtml\nhttp://www.transfigcathedral.org/faith/corner/chant.pdf\nhttp://www.geocities.com/takistan/\n\nI have only been to one Orthodox Catholic service in my life and love the music and chanting.  It made the whole experience seem more - Holy.
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The first part is the Liturgy of the Word, and its main focus is on Bible readings as an integral part of daily and weekly worship.  The second part is the Liturgy of the Eucharist, and its main focus is the holiest and most sacred part of the Mass---Holy Eucharist.\n\nThe Liturgy of the Word:\nAcknowledging Sin\nPraying the Gloria and an opening prayer\nReading Scripture\nHearing the homily\nReciting the Creed\nPraying the General Intercessions\n\nThe Liturgy of the Eucharist:\nGathering the offerings\nPreparing the gifts on the alter\nWashing hands\nPraying on behalf of the people\nSaying the Eucharistic Prayer\nReceiving Holy Communion\nPutting the Word of God into practice\n\nCatholicism for Dummies is a great source second to going to a mass and participating.
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Opera.\n\nhttp://www.opera.com
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I know the answers, but I might be able to explain them better with definitions from an online dictionary, so here you go:\n\nalliteration (n.) The repetition of the same sounds or of the same kinds of sounds at the beginning of words or in stressed syllables, as in“on scrolls of silver snowy sentences” (Hart Crane) Modern alliteration is predominantly consonantal; certain literary traditions, such as Old English verse, also alliterate using vowel sounds.  \n\nassonance (n.) Resemblance of sound, especially of the vowel sounds in words, as in:“that dolphin-torn, that gong-tormented sea” (William Butler Yeats) \nassonance (n.) The repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds, especially in stressed syllables, with changes in the intervening consonants, as in the phrase tilting at windmills. \n\nrepetition (n.) The act or process or an instance of repeating or being repeated. \n\nconsonance (n.) A simultaneous combination of sounds not requiring resolution to another combination of sounds for finality of effect and conventionally regarded as harmonious or pleasing. \n\n\nIt's amazing what you can do for yourself if you just go to ask.com and ask what something means...
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I don't like the French translation as they do not sing the song in France, but do in German.  Here is a middle German version of the traditional choral from Germany:\n\nWir wünschen Ihnen frohe Weihnachten! \nWir wünschen Ihnen frohe Weihnachten! \nWir wünschen Ihnen frohe Weihnachten! \nUnd ein glückliches neues Jahr! \n\nGute tidings, die wir Ihnen und Ihren Stämmen holen! \nWir wünschen Ihnen frohe Weihnachten! \nUnd ein glückliches neues Jahr!
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I love the music.  I used to sing in the choir at a catholic church.  I even got to sing for Pope John Paul II.  Singing those songs was one of the most wonderful things in my life :)
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reflctions of ones soul.  reflections of one self.  reflections of the heart. reflections of our image in today's world. the tone of the poem should be on how you feel when you recite the poem. good luck and hope this helps in some way.
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it's a voice of that tells you what is good basing from your 'inmost' or even 'unconscious' belief..\n-my own definition-\n\nin Catholic teaching, it is the voice of God..\n-catechism book-
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this music was Modal in terms of key. chants and cannons were popular in church music. a major composer was Palistrina.
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C'est une reprise de "Zadok the Priest", un oratorio de Händel. C'est Tony Britten qui l'a arrangé.
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How familiar are you with classical music? Classical music is somewhat like a language -- the more you listen to it, the more you can appreciate it. It is also quite varied, and most people develop specific interests within the classical genre.\n\nFor example, some listeners favor the piano while others favor the violin (or guitar, or clarinet, or oboe, or marimba, or ...). There are excellent classical works featuring any of these. If you aren't familiar with these, then I would recommend "Peter and the Wolf", by Sergey Prokofiev, as a good introduction to a few of them.\n\nPeople also differ in the amount of active listening that is required. Some composers, like Mozart, wrote good background music. Others, like Wagner (e.g. "Ride of the Valkeries"), wrote music which is a bit more commanding of attention.\n\nThese preferences (and others) will direct your listening choices. If you are just starting out, I would suggest some songs you probably already know:\n\nEdvard Grieg (one of my personal favorites) wrote several pieces which have been used in cartoons with great success because of their vivid imagery. These include "March of the Trolls", "Wedding Day At Troldhaugen", "Morning", "Anitra's Dance", and "Hall of the Mountain King". Another well-known classical work that is worthy of a more complete listen is the William Tell Overture by Rossini.\n\nFor choral work, my personal favorite is Giovanni Palestrina (e.g. "Sicut Cervus"). Don't expect to understand what they are saying, because it's all in Latin. Also, note that the choral style of his time period was quite different than today. It involved many layers, creating different musical "colors". His songs should be appreciated as a painting, not as the simple line art we have in more modern music. It may take some getting used to.\n\nNow, a comment on listening technique. For listening to any classical music (esp. for the first time), I highly suggest that you find a quiet, peaceful place where you can relax; close your eyes, and listen carefully to the music. Avoid listening to midi files unless you are already familiar with how it would sound with a non-synthesized orchestra. Instead, make sure that the recordings you get or listen to are from a quality performance. The London Philharmonic Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, and sundry other "Philharmonic Orchestras" are generally reliable.
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I learned them through theme - and the fact that they relate to periods in the life of Christ. \n\nJOYFUL - deals with time around the Birth of Christ\n1) Annunciation to Mary by Angel Gabriel\n2) Visitation of Mary to relative Elizabeth, pregnant with John the Baptist\n3) Nativity - birth of Jesus in Bethlehem\n4) Presentation in the temple - a Jewish ritual done after the Jewish ritual time of purification for women in childbirth had passed - a short trip up to Jerusalem from Bethlehem with Jesus the baby\n5) Finding in the temple - when Jesus was a young teenager. \n\nAfter this, the LUMINOUS mysteries tell of the active life - then the SORROWFUL tell of the Passion and Death, and the GLORIOUS tell about the Ressurection. \n\nAlso there is a Catholic artist, Danielle Rose, who sells an amazing double-CD set called 'Mysteries' where she has done a song for each mystery. I remember these songs as I say the rosary.  The music is achingly beautiful, I think her website is\n\nwww. daniellerose.com\n\nPeace of Christ!
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read a book..listen to some music and sing to it?
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Does the cathedral have a choir? \nYour local town may have one. View the evening news!
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Oral interpretation is the analysis and the performance of text (literature) which requires three necessary components: text, performer and audience.\nText includes the traditional concept of literature such as prose, poetry, and drama in epic, lyric or dramatic modes, as well as nontraditional concepts of literature such as letters, diaries, autobiography, interviews, oral history, personal narrative and conversation. (1)
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"Speed reading" is really just learning to read in larger chunks.  Unlike skimming, you are still trying to understand the whole text.  What you do is you practice looking at larger and larger chunks.  People usually read word by word.  Expand that to reading phrase by phrase.\n\nHaving some music reading skill helps because I explain it this way:  It's like counting one word as a note, but instead of reading in whole notes you start reading in quarters or triplets, then maybe eighths...