Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Compline per annum + Solemn Salve Regina
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Compline per annum + Solemn Salve Regina

Totally Roman this time.

When I started singing the Little Office, Compline was the first hour I tackled. I made some guesses about how to sing it, going from the way similar things were sung at the time at Maternal Heart of Mary Church, Lewisham.

I didn’t have any reason to go into the details. I just went from the blue Baronius Press books and guessed the rest, resulting in a few habits that subsequent study has proved questionable.

So, now, as far as I know, this is my first recording of Compline where I follow the music as written in the Roman Antiphonale.

I went with the Solemn Salve. We usually sing Roman Compline from the Divine Office each night as a family with the Simple Salve, so I like to sing the Solemn Salve when singing the Little Office afterwards by myself. In hindsight, I should have sung both and made two podcasts. Anyway, this is what I have for now!

God bless!

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