Practice Music List

Here are some of the pieces we are working on or will work on...

Salve Regina (Marian Hymn for Vespers): VIDEO
Panis Angelicus - Kevin Allen
Te Decet Laus - Kevin Allen
O Sanctissima - Kevin Allen
Ut Queant Laxis - Hymn for Nativity of John the Baptist (June 24)

I will have handouts of the latter on Tuesday.  Cheers.
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Music for 6th Sunday of Easter - 24 May

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INTROIT: We will sing the antiphon, I will sing the Psalm verse, then we will repeat the antiphon.

OFFERTORY: I will sing this verse from the mike.

COMMUNION: We will the verse as Father receives the Precious Blood from the chalice.

See you all on Tueday!

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UPDATED: Music for April 26 - 2nd Sunday of Easter

Happy Easter!  Seems like we hardly get a chance to take a breath before we have to go again...

Some changes to what's posted above...

Introit & Communion Propers: I will sing from the mike.

Communion Hymns: Adorote Devote & Panis Angelicus are out.  In The Breaking Of The Bread & <Something  I Can't Remember Right Now> are in.

We will sing Regina Caeli as a Communion Meditation.

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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.

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What to sing, what to sing...? [UPDATED!]

Update: Apparently, I'm not the only thinking about this.  http://forum.musicasacra.com/forum/discussion/4447/150-indispensable-catholic-hymns
As someone noted, sounds a lot like the Adoremus Hymnal, which we use/used at Latin Mass for years.

I've been thinking of a basic, "Must Know" list of music for our group - the sorts of music pieces that we should be able to sing at the drop of a hat, whenever necessary.

Below that list.  Maybe you want to check off the ones you already know, the ones you've sung but maybe didn't stick, & the ones that you've never heard before.  Let me know what you think.

(N.B.: PBC refers to the 2nd edition of the Parish Book of Chant (download the PDF HERE)):

Mass Parts
1. "Chant Mass" - blue hymnal #1-6 (PBC #103, 112, 113)
2. English Chant Mass of the 3rd ed. Roman Missal - http://musicasacra.com/music/rm2011/
3. Mass VIII - Missa de Angelis (PBC #64-68) & Credo III (PBC #119)
4. Pater Noster (PBC #16)

Vespers
1. Magnificat, English
2. Magnificat, Latin (PBC #266)

Other Hymns, Chants, & Antiphons
1. The 4 Seasonal Marian Antiphons
    a. Salve Regina (PBC #209), Ordinary Time
    b. Alma Redemptoris Mater (PBC #212), Advent to Presentation (Feb 2)
    c. Ave Regina Caelorum (PBC #214), after Presentation through Lent
    d. Regina Caeli (PBC #216), Easter to Pentecost
2. Adoro Te Devote (PBC #179)
3. Ave Verum Corpus (PBC #182)
4. O Salutaris Hostia (PBC #191)
5. Pange Lingua / Tantum Ergo (PBC #195), blue #355
6. Ave Maria (PBC #218)
7. Ave Stella Maris (PBC #219)
8. Salve Mater Misericordiae (PBC #223)
9. Ubi Caritas (PBC #248)
10. Jesu Dulcis Memoria (PBC #189)

Seasonal Chants
1. Creator Alme Siderum (PBC #227) - Advent
2. Veni, Veni Emmanuel (PBC #230) - Advent
3. Hodie Christus Natus Est (PBC #234) - Christmas
4. Puer Natus In Bethlehem (PBC #235) - Christmas
5. Attende Domine (PBC #240) - Lent
6. Parce Domine (PBC #241) - Lent
7. Stabat Mater Dolorosa (PBC #243) - Lent
8. Concordi Latitia (PBC #247) - Easter
9. O Filii et Filiae (PBC #260) - Easter
10. Veni Creator Spiritus (PBC #205) - Pentecost

Motets
1. Non Nobis Domine, Byrd
2. Jesu Rex Admirabilis, Palestrina
3. Panis Angelicus, Allen
4. Te Decet Laus, Allen
5. Anima Christi, Allen
6. O Sanctissima, Allen
7. If Ye Love Me, Tallis
8. Ave Verum Corpus, Byrd
9. Sicut Cervus, Palestrina
10. Regina Caeli, McCarty

Blue Pew Hymnal
1. Come Now Almighty King, #411
2. Holy, Holy, Holy, #415
3. Alleluia, Sing to Jesus, #416
4. To Jesus Christ Our Sovereign King, #426
5. Praise My Soul The King of Heaven, #676
6. Praise to the Lord, #700
7. Where Charity & Love Prevails, #614
8. The King of Love My Shepherd Is, #662
9. Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence, #680
10. O Salutaris Hostia / O Saving Victim, #245
11. Sing My Tongue, #354
12. Soul of My Savior, #366
13. Panis Angelicus, #512
14. O Sacrament Most Holy, #771
15. Lift High the Cross, #550
16. Sent Forth By God's Blessing, #571
17. I Sing the Mighty Power of God, #741
18. All Creatures of Our God and King, #738
19. O God, Our Help In Ages Past, #720
20. Blessed By Your Sacrifice, #686
21. Love Divine, All Loves Excelling, #616
22. Holy God, We Praise Thy Name #684

Obviously, there are tons of other musical pieces, but this is a pretty full, all-purpose repertoire.  I am always ready for suggestions, so let me know if you've found something you like.

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K. Allen's Panis Angelicus, Transposed (-5)

We will sing Panis Angelicus on March 22.  Please solfege your music & practice it that way as much as possible.

I made these terrible recordings of Panis dropped 5 half-steps, as we will likely sing it.  If needs be, we can drop it another step (see why solfege is awesome?).

1st PART - SOPRANO

2nd PART - ALTO

3rd PART - TENOR

HERE is the link to the Corpus Christi Watershed site with all of the non-transposed practice videos (it's also on the sidebar).  You will definitely want to keep practicing with those, too.

Solfege, solfege, solfege, solfege, solfege, solfege......

UPDATED!!!! Mass for Lent III: Sat, March 22

UPDATE: I can't believe I'm writing this: after our music has been reshuffled, Kevin Allen's "Panis Angelicus" is out & "Come to the Water" is in.

Recording of the Simple English Propers can be found HERE. 

The Ordinary will be the so-called "Chant Mass" as found in the hymnal.  Here it is in Gregorian notation, HOWEVER, we will have to sing from the hymnal, b/c that's what's in the pews:

KYRIE - MASS XVI

 SANCTUS - MASS XVIII

AGNUS DEI - MASS XVIII

Recordings are at the CC Watershed site HERE (but you'll have to fish them out one-by-one from Masses 16 & 18).  These are actually a combination of the Ordinaries for weekdays of Lent & the Mass of the Dead.  If you want to see/hear the lovely chants that we're supposed to be singing on Sunday's of Lent, check out Mass XVII (or drop by Latin Mass!)

We will sing an old Presbyterian hymn (of all things) at Offertory: Throned Upon The Aweful Tree (also known as Gethsemane).  Learn it, Love it. Sing it.

SOPRANO:

ALTO:

TENOR:

BASS:

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Next Mass - Sat, Feb 22

Here is the music for our next Mass on Saturday, 22-Feb - 7th Sunday in Ordinary time:

Here is a dreadful little recording I made on the piano that I hope will help you with the Psalm:

Links to the Simple English Propers: INTROIT & COMMUNION.  However, we will not sing the Psalm verses as in these recordings.

HERE is a YouTube recording of Non Nobis Domine.  Note: we will likely all come in on the first round; this choir has 1 voice join each round.

HERE is the Marian hymn Ave Regina Caelorum

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Christmas Concert II

Of The Father's Love Begotten II

Once in Royal David's City
Silent Night
Away in a Manger

Sancta et Immaculata

Jesus Christ the Apple Tree (Poston)

Ave Maria (Elgar)

Regina Caeli for Three Voices

Hi Folks, here's a quick taste of Ericka's Regina Caeli for Three Voices.  I hope you like it, because we're going to be singing it soon.

P.S.: I received my package from the sheet music place today - Yay!  Unfortunately, they sent me the wrong stuff - Booh!  I'll make copies for us to work from until the books arrive. [UPDATE: I received another box that had all the right stuff in it!  Double-Yay!]

Christmas Concert I

Hodie Christus Natus Est (chant)

Of the Father's Love Begotten I

Adeste Fideles

In Dulci Jubilo

Jesu Redemptor Omnium

Next Mass: Sat, Jan 25

Here is the line-up for our next Saturday vigil Mass:

25 January:      3^rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

Introit	O, Sing to the Lord	chant
Processional Hymn	Sing A New Song	blue #687	red #372
Ordinary of Mass	Heritage Mass
Psalm & Alleluia	R & A	pp.34-35
Offertory	Jesu Dulcis Memoria	PBC #189
Communion	Look Toward the Lord	chant
Communion Hymn	O Sacrament Most Holy	blue #771	red #518
Post-Communion	Ave Verum Corpus	PBC #182
Recessional	Sent Forth By God’s Blessing	blue #571	red #504

If you haven't already, please download & familiarize yourself with the Parish Book of Chant (PBC).  You can get it HERE.  You don't have to print it all out, just keep it handy on your computer, phone, tablet, etc.

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Thank you very much!

Thank you!  Thank you!  Thank you!

Hearing the result of all our hard work was the best Christmas present I could have ever gotten.  We've been asked if we plan to do it again next year.  God willing, yes!  Every New Year's Eve, I say!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8MWjFO9NCc

See you at Brixx at Turkey Creek, Wednesday, January 8 at 6pm.  Cheers!