Haec Dies - William Byrd

The Latin Mass Schola is working on this Byrd piece for Easter Day Mass at Holy Ghost.  Pardon some of the arrangement & editing errors - sometimes the software does unexpected (& seemingly uncorrectable) things.

All Parts

Part 1

Part 2

Parts 1 & 2

Part 3

UPDATED 31-Mar - Music for Good Friday

Music for Good Friday, April 18:

Here are some practice videos in Standard Notation that may be of use.  I will try to post others as time allows.

Crucem Tuam

In the interest of having you keep track of where you are in your music, I've added a rest in the music wherever there is a quarter-, half-, or whole-bar which we may not actually use when singing. 

Also, remember that I intone the Psalm verse: "Deus misereatur..." & y'all come in at "illuminet." 

Reproaches

Soprano

Alto

Jesus, Remember Me

Soprano

Alto

Tenor

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Bless My Homeland Forever

Somehow, I missed this...

The last living member of the Von Trapp family singers, Maria Franziska von Trapp, (Louisa in the movie), passed on to her eternal reward in February at the age of 99.

Aside from her well-known story, equally amazing is the life she went on lead (click HERE for EWTN's story, HERE for CBS News' story).  What a delight she seems to have been!  God willing, we'll all get to know her.

Also, Lisette had a dear friend pass away today.

Maybe you could say a prayer for God to have mercy on their souls & bring them into the light of His countenance.

Perhaps during Lent, we will sing the Office of the Dead to pray for the souls of all those who have passed on, with special intentions for our loved ones.

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Reform of the Reform

The history of the Liturgical Renewal fascinates me, & has ever since I was a kid.  It is a very, very convoluted thing, having it's roots as far back as the Reformation & the Council of Trent, & more recently, of course, in the documents of Vatican Council II.

My first memories of Mass were of the statues, windows, Stations, pipe organ, & high altar reredos of the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Atlanta, where my dad & his twin brother were altar servers.  I loved that place, even if I had no idea what was going on at Mass.  Beauty, grandeur, majesty.  For a kid whose whole world was knights, castles, & dragons, this was awesome!

Then, we moved to the burbs, & the stone columns & pipe organ were replaced with teal carpet (seriously) & strummin' guitars.  There was a guy I thought might be a monk in a while alb with rope cincture that occasionally came to play the "organ" (I was always confused, because I couldn't figure out where the pipes were), but he was a mysterious, transitory figure.  The guitar at Mass was clearly a non-sequitur.  As a teenager, I remember thinking, "If they think that I think this is cool & appealing, they oughta think again."  I had enough of a taste of my authentic Catholic heritage to know something was off, but I didn't know what I didn't know to able to pin down exactly what.

Well, over time I found out.  Initially, it really upset me that my glorious heritage as a Catholic was denied me, when that was exactly what I was looking for!  I am much calmer about all that history now; but, I am also grateful that a kind of popular counter-movement is underway to restore a sense of the sacred to the worship of God, who deserves our very best.

This counter-movement is often called "The Reform of the Reform."  The reason for this post is to share some of the interesting ideas about that being forwarded at the Chant Cafe - HERE .

Some of y'all were already young adults during Liturgical Reform Gone Wild! of the 70's.  I am always interested in your experiences & insight.

"Become a saint!"