User talk:Stephen Trahair

Merbecke's Communion Service

Hi Stephen, I've just looked through your version of Merbecke. It differs in a few places from the edition I'm familiar with (accessible here: http://justus.anglican.org/resources/bcp/Merbecke/Merbecke.htm), and I'm wondering whether you had a different source, or whether they're just mistakes. They're all in the Creed: (1) In 'and sitteth on the right hand of the Father' you have the last note as a D, but Merbecke has it as (what would be in your version) an E. (2) The phrase 'whose kingdom shall have no end' is very different. (3) The phrase 'is worshipped and glorified' is very different. (4) In 'apostolic Church' you go down one tone on '-lic', but Merbecke doesn't. (5) You've chosen to adapt 'resurrection of the dead' differently from the way it's usually adapted. Usually the note on '-ti-' is missed out, and '-tion' goes on the note Merbecke gives to '-on'. Is that intentional?

Thanks, Dan DTOx (talk) 13:34, 4 May 2016 (UTC)

Actually I've just found your settings of 'whose kingdom shall have no end' and 'is worshipped and glorified' in the 1845 Novello edition of Merbecke: http://imslp.org/wiki/The_Booke_of_Common_Praier_Noted_(Merbecke,_John) Did you use that source? DTOx (talk) 13:56, 4 May 2016 (UTC)

Hi Stephen, a very belated welcome to CPDL! Still on the topic of Merbecke's work, is his name traditionally added to the work title as you have done, or could we rename it to simply Communion Service (John Merbecke)? Regards, —Carlos (talk) 15:39, 15 May 2016 (UTC)