Comments on: Notes on James Jordan lecture “Calvin and Music” http://moscowcoffeereview.com/carpecakem/2009/09/12/notes-on-james-jordan-lecture-calvin-and-music/ A scrapbook of thoughts on arts, culture and the Christian life. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:25:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Matthew http://moscowcoffeereview.com/carpecakem/2009/09/12/notes-on-james-jordan-lecture-calvin-and-music/comment-page-1/#comment-820 Matthew Sun, 27 Sep 2009 15:02:38 +0000 http://moscowcoffeereview.com/carpecakem/?p=1387#comment-820 Hey, thanks for the note. I've never actually seen a split-leaf hymnal. :) As for my notes, "hack any melody together with any text" was MY phrase, not his. Though I think it accurately reflects how much he was a fan of them. Hey, thanks for the note.
I’ve never actually seen a split-leaf hymnal. :)
As for my notes, “hack any melody together with any text” was MY phrase, not his.
Though I think it accurately reflects how much he was a fan of them.

]]> By: Drake http://moscowcoffeereview.com/carpecakem/2009/09/12/notes-on-james-jordan-lecture-calvin-and-music/comment-page-1/#comment-817 Drake Sun, 27 Sep 2009 14:43:05 +0000 http://moscowcoffeereview.com/carpecakem/?p=1387#comment-817 You are mistaken about this statement: "The Psalter degraded the worst with the Scots, who had a split leaf (top and bottom) hymnal so you could hack any melody together with any text. Eek." There are only a few tunes that can go with each psalm. I have sung in a split leaffor three years now, and though more than one tune can be sung for some psalms the statement: "so you could hack any melody together with any text" is a lie. Tyoical from the james jordan propaganda. You are mistaken about this statement:
“The Psalter degraded the worst with the Scots, who had a split leaf (top and bottom) hymnal so you could hack any melody together with any text. Eek.”

There are only a few tunes that can go with each psalm. I have sung in a split leaffor three years now, and though more than one tune can be sung for some psalms the statement: “so you could hack any melody together with any text” is a lie. Tyoical from the james jordan propaganda.

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