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Ordo musicae in Dominica Resurrectionis

April 12, 2009 by Michael E. Lawrence — 0 comments.

St. Peter’s Church, Merchantville, NJ
Easter Sunday
Mass in the Traditional Roman Rite

Vidi aquam: chant
Propers: from the Graduale Romanum
Kyrie: from Mass I (Lux et origo)
Gloria, Sanctus, Agnus: Thomas Tallis Mass for Four Voices (for ATTB)
Communion motet: Palestrina: Sicut cervus
On the organ:

J.S. Bach: Christ lag in Todesbanden (prelude)
Two improvisations on the Victimae paschali laudes (at the procession, and [...]

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Tags: Alexandre Guilmant; Easter Sunday; Graduale Romanum; Gregorian Chant; Johann Sebastian Bach; Olivier Messiaen; Palestrina; Roman Gradual; Roman Rite (Extraordinary Form; Usus Antiquior); St. Peter's (Merchantville); Thomas Tallis.

A treasure trove of free organ scores, and more

March 23, 2009 by Aristotle A. Esguerra — 0 comments.

(This entry is part 3 in the series “Imagining the Future of Sacred Music Publishing.”)

MusicaSacra Forum user “Gavin”, in the midst of a facetious rant, mentions the Petrucci Library of the International Music Score Library Project, a resource unknown to me—and a truly incredible one:
Our goal is to create a virtual library containing all public [...]

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Tags: Antonio de Cabezón; François Couperin; Internet Music Score Library Project (IMSLP); Jean Titelouze; Johann Sebastian Bach; John Stanley (composer); Lulu.com; Nicolas de Grigny; Organ Repertoire; Petrucci Library; Pierre Attaignant.

SMTV Vol. II, No. 3.3 – Choral Prelude BWV 639 “Ich ruf zu Dir, Herr Jesu Christ” (Bach)

March 20, 2009 by Aristotle A. Esguerra — 0 comments.

(This entry is part 16 in the series “Sacred Music Television, Vol. II.”)

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Arranger: Andreas Kaesler
Guitarist: Andreas Kaesler

Filed under: Devotional Music; Recordings; Videos.
Tags: Andreas Kaesler; Johann Sebastian Bach; Liturgical Music: Instrumentation; YouTube.

Organ music for Laetare Sunday

March 17, 2009 by Michael E. Lawrence — 1 comment.

I rather like the absence of organ during Lent, but sometimes I wish I could do this or that piece at a particular moment. (I know the organ is allowed for sustained singing; let’s not waste the combox straining at those kinds of gnats.)
The good news is that Laetare Sunday presents an opportunity to use [...]

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Tags: Dieterich Buxtehude; Johann Sebastian Bach; Kenneth Leighton; Lent (Quadragesima); Organ Repertoire; Roman Rite (Extraordinary Form; Usus Antiquior); Roman Rite (Ordinary Form).

SMTV Vol. II, No. 2.4 – Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit (Bach)

February 27, 2009 by Aristotle A. Esguerra — 1 comment.

(This entry is part 13 in the series “Sacred Music Television, Vol. II.”)

Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit.
In ihm leben, weben und sind wir, solange er will.
In ihm sterben wir zur rechten Zeit, wenn er will.
God’s time is the best of all times.
In Him we live, move and are, as long as He wills.
In Him [...]

Filed under: Devotional Music; Videos.
Tags: Cantus Cölln; Johann Sebastian Bach; Konrad Junghänel; YouTube.

Music for Fr. Richard Cipolla’s 25th Anniversary Mass, Feb. 1

February 2, 2009 by Aristotle A. Esguerra — 0 comments.

Church of Saint Mary
Norwalk, Connecticut
Concert of Sacred Music, 3:00 PM
“Ich habe genug,” BWV 82 (Johann Sebastian Bach)*
“Dear Lord and Father of Mankind,” vv. 1-5 (J.G. Whittier/C.H.H. Parry)
Prelude and Fugue in D Major, BWV 532 (J.S. Bach)**
Feast of the Presentation of the Lord (external solemnity), 3:30 PM
[All selections in Gregorian chant unless otherwise noted.]
Procession: Organ improvisation [...]

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Tags: Anton Bruckner; Ave Maria; David J. Hughes; Gregorian Chant; Hymnody; Johann Sebastian Bach; Joshua Copeland; Olivier Messiaen; Sacred polyphony; Scott Turkington; Solemn High Mass (Missa Solemnis); William Byrd.

SMTV Vol. II, No. 1.1 – Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)

January 1, 2009 by Aristotle A. Esguerra — 1 comment.

(This entry is part 5 in the series “Sacred Music Television, Vol. II.”)

Ave María,
grátia plena,
Dóminus tecum.
Benedícta tu in muliéribus
et benedíctus fructus ventris tui, Jesus.
Sancta María,
Sancta María,
María,
ora pro nobis peccatóribus,
nunc et in hora mortis nostrae.
Amen.
[Hail Mary,
full of grace,
the Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary,
Holy Mary,
O [...]

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Tags: Bobby McFerrin; Charles Gounod; Johann Sebastian Bach; YouTube.

Missa pro sponsis (1962 Missale)

April 13, 2008 by Aristotle A. Esguerra — 0 comments.

Music for Nuptial Mass of Claire K. McNamara and Aaron Traas (Missa Solemnis), St. Anthony of Padua Chapel, West Orange, N.J., April 12, 2008.
Prelude: Berceuse (L. Vierne)
Bridesmaid’s Procession: “Arioso” from Cantata BWV 156 (J.S. Bach)
Bridal Procession: Prelude from Te Deum (M.A. Charpentier)
Hymn: Veni Creator Spiritus (Gregorian chant, Mode VIII)
Introit3: Antiphon: Tobit 7:15; 8:19. Verse: Psalm [...]

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Tags: Johann Sebastian Bach; Louis Vierne; Marc-Antoine Charpentier; Maurice Durufle; Roman Rite (Extraordinary Form; Usus Antiquior); Solemn High Mass (Missa Solemnis); Ubi Caritas; Veni Creator Spiritus; Weddings; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.