This forum is truly the gift that keeps on giving. It's hard to go back into the archives and try to get from A to B without finding yourself on an excursion of happy surprises.
There seem to be many newcomers on this forum recently, and I have a feeling that members who have been here a while could point out some sites containing gems of resources: scores, practice aids, blogs, articles.... maybe this thread could be a place to post them, so that new people could try them out... or those who went to them in times past could renew acquaintance.
"Blending meter and free time also captures the familiar sound of the Catholic Church."
How is this even true? Blending these completely opposing forms makes no sense when you think about it, and I don't see any "familiar sound", whether popular or learned, being imitated by the RP form.
I would argue there's a difference between melodic plainchant that has melodic line to give some semblance of rhythm, and a psalm tone that is entirely guided by the whims of textual recitation.
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Surely alternating an antiphon with a specific melody with psalm verses in free time is a perfectly standard Catholic procedure. Or at least it was until music publishers fixed their fangs into Responsorial Psalms.
Masses, motets, hymns, from 1500s PDF scores, individual practice MIDIs for works of de Victoria, Guerrero, de Morales, and more https://www.uma.es/victoria/english.html
Mostly non-sacred, but I've just stumbled upon BRU ZANE MEDIABASE Ressources numériques autour de la musique romantique française with lots for francophile francophones to explore. Here is a survey of Saint-Saëns' oratorios.
For adaptations of Gregorian chant into English, check out the work of two American Benedictines:
1. Fr. Samuel Weber, OSB — his must-havebook of Mass propers — additional volumes in this series which are free to download — many more adaptations he has done, including most of the music in that initial volume (although it is sometimes hard to find what you're looking for), also free to download
2. Fr. Columba Kelly, OSB — click here to see a page with links to his Ordinary, Proper, and other settings [ah, I see that Serviam has already linked to this, above]
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