Introduction

Non nobis Domine non nobis sed nomine tuo da gloriam.

(Not to us, O Lord, not to us; but to thy name give glory.)

Welcome to my new blog!  My name is Adam, and I am a sophomore in college studying Music Composition.  I write music for the Church and hope to be musical director of a parish one day, if that's where the Lord calls me.  As the description says, this is part exercise and part prayer.  My basic idea is to write one song every day for 365 days, thus having written a song for every day of the year.  I am starting my blog today, on the Feast of St. Romanus of Subiaco, which is exactly 6 months from the Feast of St. Cecilia, Patron Saint of Music.

For text, I will be using the Sunday Vespers (Evening Prayer II) of the Liturgy of the Hours.  On Sunday, I'll set the opening and closing versicles of that day.  On Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, I'll set the First Psalm and its antiphon, the Second Psalm and its antiphon, and the Canticle and its antiphon, respectively.  Thursdays will be the Responsory, and Fridays will be the Magnificat with its antiphon.  On Saturday, I'll set the Intercessions.  By the end of the week, I'll have written music for the complete service, excluding the hymn (which is already set to music), the reading (which can be read or recited recto tono), and the prayer (which can also be read or recited).

These pieces will indeed be copyrighted.  Feel free to share these pieces with others, but I ask that you do it by directing them to this site and not by downloading the music.  Also, please do not perform this music in any form without prior permission in writing.  I'll more than likely give you permission; I'd just like to know some details about the performance first.  I welcome and appreciate your comments and feedback on this journey, as well as any support you can throw my way (it's going to be tough to keep this up).  Any prayers are greatly appreciated.

I will post today's work later in the day.  Until then, thanks for listening!

Non nobis,

Adam