- Hardcover: 1500 pages
- Publisher: Decani Books (Oct 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1900314088
- ISBN-13: 978-1900314084
- Product Dimensions: 25.2 x 18 x 8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
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- #11 in Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Worship & Devotion > Prayerbooks & Hymnals > Hymnals
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Pros:
The Full Music (organists) edition is well laid out, and the notation is uncluttered and easy to read. The paper is fairly thin, so the book very importantly stays open very well on the right page, no tendency to flop closed mid-verse!
Music is grouped by seasonal use, (Lent, Advent, Christmastide, Eastertide etc) or liturgical headings such as "Trust, Hope and Guidance", "Mary", "The Kingdom", "Commitment, Discipleship, Mission" amongst others.
There is also a very useful set of indeces at the back of both Volumes (no need to remember which has the index in!), an index of first lines, a metrical tune index (incase you want to play one hymn to the tune of another!) an alphabetical tune index (by tune name, ie Winchester Old/New, Tallis' canon, Down Ampney etc) A Psalm index (with gaps-be warned), a Scriptural Index, a chart for choosing music in Ordinary time, for Years A,B and C.
There are 6 complete Mass Settings suitable for regular use. But some of them will soon become tiresome.
Cons:
Perhaps to appeal beyond the bounds of the Catholic liturgy a few of the "classics" have been left out, i.e. "May is the month of Mary", and "Bring Flowers of the Rarest".
Other notable exclusions/ommissions include Sweet heart of Jesus, and many of the psalms (though there is a separate psalm supplement for you to buy). There are a few others which you may be disappointed/frustrated that are not in there, especially some good newer hymns, from The Iona Community etc.
A lot of the plainsongs have been supplied with slightly mawkish harmonies by the editor Stephen Dean, but you can ignore these.
Some fairly "ropey" 1960's/70's Hymns are still there, and a flick though gives one a strong sense that the editor is probably personal friends with at least a couple of the composers.
It isn't the hymnbook to end all hymnbooks, and I'd advise you not to discard the contents of your music cupbord just yet, but all in all it is a valuable parish resource, and the strongest candidate for Sunday by Sunday parish use.
To Conclude:
It is an excellent hymnbook, and a great deal of effort has gone into the cataloguing of the hymns. It will make Hymn Choosing a quicker experience, as like is grouped with like, so you can see all your options for a particular theme. This also means that you are more likely to stumble across alternatives.
It is a fine collection, with many recently written songs, but lacks any adventurous new hymns which push musical boundaries or offer a competant choir a challenge.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Laudate is an excellent collection of hymns and other music for the RC Church in the 21st C.
However the way the music is presented in the guitar/vocal and full music editions make them very difficult to use; it is extremely testing to read the chord names for instance. Everything seems to have has been'squeezed' to fit a small format and as such can be quite trying especially if sharing one book between two instrumentalists or vocalists.
The material is however, IMHO, EXCELLENT.
However the way the music is presented in the guitar/vocal and full music editions make them very difficult to use; it is extremely testing to read the chord names for instance. Everything seems to have has been'squeezed' to fit a small format and as such can be quite trying especially if sharing one book between two instrumentalists or vocalists.
The material is however, IMHO, EXCELLENT.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Laudate is one of the best Catholic Hymnbooks I have ever had the chance to use! Not only does it include an immense collection of traditional hymns but it also includes some great contemporary worship songs and hymns - also a selection of excellent Mass Settings and Liturgy Settings. I'd recommend this hymnbook to any Parish wanting to move into the 21st Century Church with style!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Laudate a book I wish I did not have to buy
Laudate is a hymn book that I wish I did not have to buy.
It does contain a great deal of material some of which I have not found in any other source, but the standard of... Read more
It does contain a great deal of material some of which I have not found in any other source, but the standard of... Read more
Published on 22 Feb 2008 by The Cantor
Agreed - but...
The above reviews are correct, but there are a couple of things I would add. Firstly, the quality of the editing is poor in places, and as our choir has copies from more than one... Read more
Published on 25 Dec 2007 by Timothy Heywood
Useful selection, but poor musically and in presentation
There is no denying the wide range of material presented, but there were far too many mistakes in the first edition (the worst being in 'The King of Love my Shepherd is'), many of... Read more
Published on 8 May 2007 by A reader
The only hymnal worth considering for general parish use!
In my opinion Laudate is far and away the best hymnal currently available for general parish use. It features a wide range of material including the best of both traditional... Read more
Published on 4 Mar 2004 by Giles Kennedy
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