In fact, so great was his skill in music that at twenty they wished to make him official organist and choirmaster of the Cathedral.
Notation was needed simply as an aide-memoire, to remind choirmasters of the chants to be sung by giving a rough outline of the melody.
It offered training for organists and choirmasters as well as forming composers and singers.
But the scope of the operation was much larger here, as hundreds of choirmasters throughout the realm were obliged to master many hours' worth of previously unfamiliar music.
Paradoxically, it boils down to the choir and the choirmaster, who are paid from funds which remain at his discretion.
It deals with the question of the appointment or dismissal of organists or choirmasters.
Clause 8 is also an enabling power to make provision by canon as to the appointment and dismissal of organists and choirmasters.
Why are we talking specifically about an organist or a choirmaster?
