From: Dr Colin D Reed
To: vocalist
Subject: RE: Gregorian Chant
Send reply to: VOCALIST <vocalist>

Janis wrote:
>Hi listers,
>I am doing a song called "Salve Regina" and there are a couple of things on
>the song that I don't know. There is a symbol of an R with a 7 going through
>the bottom of it. Also there is a V with a line going through the first part
>of the V almost making it look like an X.
>thanks
>Janis

They are often called "Versicle" and "Response", (at least in the churches
I've sung in). The versicle is sung by the Cantor, or by a small section of
the choir. The response is then sung as a response (surprisingly enough) by
the rest of the choir/congregation.

Hope this helps

Colin

Colin Reed, Tenor
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