Talk:Anglican church music

Added

I've added to "service settings" that the oridnary of the Eucharist is also set to music, and linked this to Mass (music). Thinking about it some more, this isn't entirely true, as it is extremely rare for the Creed to be set in a compostion specifically for Anglican use, the Creed being almost always said by all, or maybe sung to the Merbecke chant-style setting. Not to sure hwo to word this in the article without getting way too detailed for this page, would possibly be better to add something to the Mass (music) page instead, but I'm not entirely sure about that either. David Underdown 09:54, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

Traditionally the Creed was set, and in fact was one of the few portions of the Communion service set by pre-Victorian composers. Very few choirs now perform the Creed chorally, however.Wilus 10:23, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

Now you mention, I suppose the Reformation composers do actually include it and it is really the Victorian and later ones I was thinking. Durham are the only ones I know of that do it, and I think that's only once a month. David Underdown 12:29, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

It varies, and it is silly to generalise. A lot of cathedrals, for example, may normally do Merbecke, but perform a full Mass including Credo at special occasions. Some collegiate choirs also perform one of the Gregorian settings. --Stefan 14:37, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

I've taken out "primarily in England," as Anglican church music is also used in the Anglican but also the more literate evangelical protestant churches elsewhere in the anglophone world -- in the latter not service settings, of course, but certainly anthems. In the former, most certainly service settings. In Canada, Australia, New Zealand Anglican churches obviously, but also in Episcopal churches in the US, which are often plus royaux que le roi. Masalai 07:02, 17 April 2006 (UTC)

Tidy up

I've tidied up a few bits and pieces, mostly by disamiguating links. I've also restored the distinction that the music is written for performance in an Anglican context, rather than just being any music that is performed in that context, the last para refers to the use of music from other traditions, and you could harldy claim that Mozart is a composer of Anglican church music just becuase one of his mass settings might from time to time be used. David Underdown 12:13, 28 July 2006 (UTC)