A new English-language setting of the Christmas Proclamation
May be found here (PDF). It uses the English text approved for liturgical use by the USCCB, but unlike the setting supplied by them, this melody is adapted from that employed with the original Latin text.
[audio:http://musicasacra.com/media/christmas-proclamation-approved-english-text.mp3]
Download a rough mp3 of this version of the Christmas Proclamation (2.7MB).
It is probably too late for many to use this setting, but there is always next year and thereafter, until the approved translation changes and those texts need to be adapted anew. This setting will be used at the 10pm Christmas Night Mass at St. Ignatius and will supplant the Kyrie.
For more information on the Christmas Proclamation, see the New Liturgical Movement and MusicaSacra Forum.
Here are other melodies and translations of the Christmas Proclamation in PDF format:
- USCCB-supplied English-language edition
- More literal English-language edition by John Burchfield of the St. Theresa’s Gregorian Schola (mp3 by Jonathan Eason)
- St. Meinrad edition
- Vatican edition (Latin)
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Aristotle,
This is fantastic! It seems like the most useful of all the available versions, and I’d definitely use it if I were in charge of my parish’s Christmas liturgy.
I wanted to point out a rather serious typo: it seems that your clef is in the wrong place, resulting in a mode 3 chant with lots of tritones — obviously not what is demonstrated in the recording.
Devren,
Thanks for the kind words, and for the sharp eye; I’ve just corrected the PDF.