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@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 t…

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Sts. Cyril and Methodius Oratory - Bridgeport, Connecticut (ICKSP)

TENEBRÆ - Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday evenings
Complete Responsories - Victoria
Miserere - Malcolm …

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Sts. Cyril and Methodius Oratory - Bridgeport, CT (ICKSP)
Hosanna Filio David - chant
Pueri Hebraeorum portantes - Palestrina
Pueri Hebraeorum vestimenta - Victoria
Proces…

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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 pl…

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The one in the Parish Book of Chant (2nd ed., #7) is very nice.

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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 …

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The chronological chart of hymn texts in The Hymnal 1940 Companion (p. xii) would be a good place to start.

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Sts. Cyril and Methodius Oratory, Bridgeport, Connecticut (ICKSP)

(no organ prelude)

Hymn: Hail to the Lord Who Comes (OLD 120TH)

At the distribution of …

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A few more "easier" motets of Palestrina:

SATB:
Christus factus est

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@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 uncom…

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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

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Conference of Roman Catholic Cathedral Musicians Repertoire Project

NPM also has a members-only page with repertoire lists for each Sunday.

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Some nice pieces for Lent:

Anerio - O Jesu mi dulcissime (YouTube)
Asola - O vos omnes
Cordans - Jesu Salvator noster

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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 …

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The Subvenite / Saints of God is assigned to the final commendation, so I'm not sure why the In paradisum / May the angels is being done at that point (see the 1974 Graduale Romanum, p. 692). I…

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It's 2018 and someone is still trying to push the notion that everyone has to sing everything at mass all the time? Even the loosey-goosey "Music in Catholic Worship" from the 1970s sa…

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1. Veni Creator Spiritus - Josquin (attached)
2. Laudate Nomen Domini - Tye
3. Cantate Domino - Pitoni
4. Iesu Rex Admirabilis -Palestrina
5. Oculi Omnium - Wood
6.…

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