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Searching for Communion motets

Gordon Zaft is looking for some Renaissance-era Communion motets for his schola, which sings at a monthly Latin Novus Ordo Mass. Though I don’t have any particular recommendations, the Graduale Simplex does recommend the following psalms/canticles as particularly suitable for Communion:

  • Ps. 22(23)—Dominus (regit) pascit me
  • Ps. 33(34)—Gustate et videte
  • Ubi caritas
  • Luke 1:46-55—Magnificat

The Choral Public Domain Library should have some settings of the above texts available in PDF format with accompanying MIDI rehearsal files.

Please leave your recommendations in his comments box, or e-mail him directly.

Luke 1:46-55
View in: NAB Vulg Greek
46And Mary said: My soul doth magnify the Lord.
47And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
48Because he hath regarded the humility of his handmaid; for behold from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
49Because he that is mighty, hath done great things to me; and holy is his name.
50And his mercy is from generation unto generations, to them that fear him.
51He hath shewed might in his arm: he hath scattered the proud in the conceit of their heart.
52He hath put down the mighty from their seat, and hath exalted the humble.
53He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.
54He hath received Israel his servant, being mindful of his mercy:
55As he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his seed for ever.

Posted 10.01.2003
by Aristotle A. Esguerra
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One Comment

I can only give you the some of the better known ones:

Ave verum corpus - William Byrd; Josquin des Pres (3-part - gorgeous!)

Domine non sum dignus - Tomas Luis de Victoria

O sacrum convivium - Thomas Tallis; Giovanni Croce

Gustate et videte - Isaac

Cibavit eos - Christopher Tye

motets from William Byrd’s mass propers for Corpus Christi

plus others with the same words by other composers

Don’t know the level of your choir, but I’ve sung many of these and most are short, fairly easy to learn and acessible to the ear. BTW, have you checked out the website of the Brompton Oratory
They publish their liturgical programs for each Sunday and feast day - it might give you some ideas.


Sam Schmitt
10.02.2003 @ 8:50 pm #

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