Latin funeral Mass music
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From 1960-1965, I often sang the Latin funeral Mass. Recently, I mentioned to my priest how much I loved singing it. His eyes lit up and talked about singing the "Requiem" on All Souls Day. Now, I looking for sheet music for the Latin funeral Mass. It's been over 50 years and I've got a lot of practicing to do! Any help with finding the music will be greatly appreciated and/or even a video of it would help.
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Backupbook,
Try here:
http://www.institute-christ-king.org/uploads/music/MassDefunctis_ASD_lg.pdf
If you're in any way grateful for the clarity of these pages of chant, our colleague Arthur Connick is, mostly, responsible for them. -
Chris, thank you so much for identifying Arthur... I use the Institute resource regularly and will PM Arthur to convey my great appreciation.
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Booklets are available for the congregation.
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Note that the link CGZ gives is for chants of the extraordinary form of the mass (1962), which are similar but not identical to those for the ordinary form. The booklets linked to by a_f_hawkins are for the ordinary form.
If you need the chants for the Requiem mass in the ordinary form, they can be found in the 1974 Graduale Romanum, pp. 669ff.Thanked by 1a_f_hawkins -
Most obviously the dropping of the sequence Dies irae in the OF.
There is also the Graduale Simplex giving some extra simple alternatives for OF (p401 of the book, 419? of the pdf). -
Also in the ordinary form:
(1) tone and versification of introit verse is different
(2) no Kyrie - though one is given in the 1974 Graduale (there is some discussion about this)
(2) alleluia replaces Tract except during Lent
(3) offertory verse ("Hostias") is optional
(4) "Subvenite" sung at end of mass ("final commendation") instead of at entrance to church
(5) other options are given for the traditional chants -
Some practice videos:
INTROITUS Requiem aeternam: Graduale Romanum 669; Graduale Novum
INTROITUS Si iniquitates Graduale Romanum 350
PSALMUS RESPONSORIUS Misercordias Domini Graduale simplex 405
GRADUALE Requiem: Graduale Romanum 670
GRADUALE Convertere, Dominum: Graduale Romanum 295
TRACTUS Absolve Graduale Romanum 672
TRACTUS De profundis Graduale Romanum 673
ALLELUIA Requiem: Graduale Romanum 671
ALLELUIA Laetatus sum Graduale Romanum 19
OFFERTORIUM Domine Iesu Christe: Graduale Romanum 674
OFFETORIUM Redemptor meus vivit: Graduale simplex 410
OFFERTORIUM Habitabit: Graduale simplex 411
COMMUNIO Lux aeterna: Graduale Romanum 676
COMMUNIO Audivi vocem: Graduale simplex 414
COMMUNIO Portio mea: Graduale simplex 415
At a funeral:
Subvenite: Graduale Romanum 692
In paradisum: Graduale Romanum 697
Ego sum resurrectio: Graduale Romanum 697 -
OP and priest want to do this on Nov 2nd, so no coffin to sprinkle, and hence Kyrie can be sung.Thanked by 1CCooze
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The complete Gregorian Requiem Mass, sung with organ accompaniment, can also be found here (Achille Bragers accompaniments):
http://www.catholicdevotionalhymns.com/recordings/2016-requiem-mass/
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