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Palm/Passion Sunday
@Charles_Weaver 1. We sing additional verses of the Miserere to the same psalm tone (see attached). 2. Like you, we sang polyphonic settings, repeating and alternating them with the chant as needed (chant - polyphony - chant - polyphony, etc.) 3.…

Comment by rich_enough April 21 permalink
Triduum (Holy Week) 2025 Music lists
Sts. Cyril and Methodius Oratory - Bridgeport, Connecticut (ICKSP) TENEBRÆ - Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday evenings Complete Responsories - Victoria Miserere - Malcolm (Friday evening) MAUNDY THURSDAY Mass for Five Voices - Byrd; Credo I Salvato…

Comment by rich_enough April 21 permalink
Palm/Passion Sunday
Sts. Cyril and Methodius Oratory - Bridgeport, CT (ICKSP) Hosanna Filio David - chant Pueri Hebraeorum portantes - Palestrina Pueri Hebraeorum vestimenta - Victoria Procession: Cum appropinquaret Dominus and other chants Proper chants of the Mass: D…

Comment by rich_enough April 12 permalink
The Hymnal Industrial Complex
I remember reading those passages from Fr. Ruff's book years ago and thinking, "So the Church's teaching that Gregorian chant is proper to the Roman rite and should take 'first place' really is a dead letter." Here is a…

Comment by rich_enough March 26 permalink
Laus Tibi Christe Rex Aeternae Gloriae
The one in the Parish Book of Chant (2nd ed., #7) is very nice.

Comment by rich_enough March 25 permalink
Congregational singing
I have to second @kevinf's comment. Don't forget that there really is no culture of people singing in the US to being with; music is something to be consumed, not made. I wonder if all 500 in the pews were making the spoken responses at fu…

Comment by rich_enough March 18 permalink
HYMN OF THE MONTH - August: Immaculate Mary
The "revision" of "Immaculate Mary" published in the 1950s (Cantate Hymnal, People Mass Book) is actually based on an earlier hymn, "Hail Virgin All Fair, Thy Praises We Sing." This in turn is based on "Hail Virgin…

Comment by rich_enough February 27 permalink
Early Church Hymnody present in The Hymnal 1940?
The chronological chart of hymn texts in The Hymnal 1940 Companion (p. xii) would be a good place to start.

Comment by rich_enough February 5 permalink
Candlemas 2025 Music Lists
Sts. Cyril and Methodius Oratory, Bridgeport, Connecticut (ICKSP) (no organ prelude) Hymn: Hail to the Lord Who Comes (OLD 120TH) At the distribution of candles: Lumen ad revelationem gentium: chant alternating with Nunc dimittis - Felice Anerio…

Comment by rich_enough February 4 permalink
Palestrina 2025
A few more "easier" motets of Palestrina: SATB: Christus factus est O Domine Jesu Christe Super flumina Babylonis Ave Maria a4 (1564) SABar: Pars mea / Bonus est Dominus Tua jesu dilectio Most of Palestrina's better-known motets (…

Comment by rich_enough February 3 permalink
Palestrina 2025
@GeraldH It appears that the Jesu dulcis you link to was originally written for TTBB, and then "arranged" for SATB by simply putting the tenor parts up an octave for SA (not an uncommon things to see on CPDL!), which results in the very aw…

Comment by rich_enough February 3 permalink
Motet list resources for Sundays throughout the year
For more ideas, a number of churches offer music lists of their Masses (among many others): St. Vincent Ferrer, New York, NY St. John Cantius, Chicago, IL St. Joseph Cathedral, Manchester, NH St. Joseph Cathedral, Columbus OH

Comment by rich_enough January 31 permalink
Motet list resources for Sundays throughout the year
Conference of Roman Catholic Cathedral Musicians Repertoire Project NPM also has a members-only page with repertoire lists for each Sunday.

Comment by rich_enough January 30 permalink
SAB(aritone) Pieces?
Some nice pieces for Lent: Anerio - O Jesu mi dulcissime (YouTube) Asola - O vos omnes Cordans - Jesu Salvator noster Crecquillon - Peccantem me quotidie (YouTube) Grancini - O bone Jesu (YouTube) Obrect - Parce Domine

Comment by rich_enough January 27 permalink
Bea Psalter in «Communio» (2008) by Rice (ed.)?
The book MatthewRoth mentioned, Ad Communionem, has fully-notated communion verses for all Sundays and holy days in the 1962 Missal. Unlike Versus Psalmorum et Canticorum, it includes the antiphons, as well as Psalm 33 fully notated in each of the 8…

Comment by rich_enough January 17 permalink
matching antiphon setting to psalm tone
You can also look for melodic fragments or gestures typical of different modes. Often this will echo some part of the psalm tone - e.g. EP1 Ant2, the melody on "that I desire in life" is similar to the termination of the psalm tone (A-fl…

Comment by rich_enough December 2024 permalink
Why does the church allow the 4 options during the propers
These passages from the Instruction Musicam sacram (1967), while not giving the four options in the GIRM explicitly, certainly expresses the "spirit" behind them. 16 (c) . . . the usage of entrusting to the choir alone the entire singing …

Comment by rich_enough December 2024 permalink
Hymns to use for Presentation of the Lord
There's also "Hail to the Lord Who Comes" (OLD 120TH).

Comment by rich_enough November 2024 permalink
Adoro te accompaniment in C major
This is from Musescore.com, which sometimes has some helpful things.

Comment by rich_enough October 2024 permalink
Vespers, NO English, Weekday
You may find this resource useful - Vespers of Sundays in English set to Gregorian tones.

Comment by rich_enough September 2024 permalink
Marian hymns
Here are some I've sung with my parish: Virgin Wholly Marvelous 77 77 D (FREU DICH SEHR) - attached Ye Who Own the Faith of Jesus 87 87 87 (KOMM, O KOMM, DU GEIST DES LEBENS) - attached O Glorious Maid Exalted Far 88 88 (REX GLORIOSE (Andernac…

Comment by rich_enough September 2024 permalink
This is a disaster
That's funny - I searched "praise and worship" at Chant Cafe and both of Fr. Smith's articles came up right away (1) (2).

Comment by rich_enough September 2024 permalink
Easy SSATB
I've attached a list of promising SSATB motets and Masses available on cpdl.org. Among my favorites are: Byrd – Confirma hoc Deus Dering – Ave virgo gloriosa Guerrero – Ave virgo sanctissima Lassus – Justorum animae Palestrina – Ego sum pani…

Comment by rich_enough August 2024 permalink
Spanish Responsorial Psalms
Unfortunately many of the responses in the Mexican lectionary are simplified versions of the originals, e.g. for the Assumption Vigil: "Ven, Señor, a tu morada" ("Come, Lord to your dwelling place"), instead of "Levantate Se…

Comment by rich_enough August 2024 permalink
Fauxbourdon Responsorial Psalms
Nisi, Thanks for the correction! Here are the settings with the correct antiphon.

Comment by rich_enough July 2024 permalink
Does the First Sunday in Ordinary Time exist at all?
The First Sunday of Ordinary Time is never celebrated: either it is superseded by the Baptism of the Lord (as is usually the case), or by Epiphany if this falls on Sunday, January 7 or 8 (in which case the Baptism of the Lord is celebrated on the fo…

Comment by rich_enough July 2024 permalink
Novus Ordo: Singing Introit & Kyrie BEFORE the priest begins
Order of Christian Funerals, 158: "if the rite of reception of the body takes place at the beginning of the funeral Mass . . . the usual introductory rites for Mass, including the penitential rite, are omitted." The Kyrie is still sung, ho…

Comment by rich_enough July 2024 permalink
Fauxbourdon Responsorial Psalms
I'm posting only those psalms of mine not already on the Chabanel Psalms website.

Comment by rich_enough June 2024 permalink
Marian Music during Ordinary Time
I've been known to schedule Marian music or a hymn when a Marian feast happens to fall on a Sunday, even if it's not celebrated liturgically. For example, the feast of the Nativity of Our Lady, Sept. 8, falls on a Sunday this year.

Comment by rich_enough June 2024 permalink
Favorite 8.7.8.7. Double Tune?
". . . the . . . original (public domain) setting (music and text) is better in so many ways . . . " As is usually the case . . .

Comment by rich_enough June 2024 permalink

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