Tag: “Sung Mass (Missa Cantata)” (30 posts)

Musicam Sacram: Preference for sung Masses; degrees of sung participation; my observations of 30 years

June 15, 2010 by Aristotle A. Esguerra2 comments.

Below are primary-source citations from the Church’s 1967 Instruction on Music in the Liturgy Musicam Sacram outlining the Church’s preference for the sung Liturgy, the degrees by which a parish may move toward the sung Mass, and my own observations of how faithful the members of the Church have been in instituting the sung Mass.

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Congregational music of the Mass according to the Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite: a primary-source overview

June 14, 2010 by Aristotle A. Esguerra2 comments.

From Musicam Sacram (the Church’s 1967 Instruction of Music in the Liturgy) and the latest version of the General Instruction of the Roman Missal, below are some points regarding the fostering of prayerful congregational singing during celebrations of the Ordinary Form of the Roman-Rite Mass. Rather extensive inline commentary on my part is included.

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Sound files from the 2010 CMAA Winter Chant Intensive

January 9, 2010 by Aristotle A. Esguerra1 comment.

On the MusicaSacra Forum, Richard Chonak shared the following files from yesterday’s Missa Cantata in the Ordinary Form, celebrated in the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Charleston, S.C., at the conclusion of the Church Music Association’s 2010 Winter Chant Intensive. The Intensive was led by Scott Turkington, organist and choirmaster of the Basilica [...]

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The Liber Usualis for iPhone and iPod Touch

September 23, 2009 by Aristotle A. Esguerra0 comments.

This announcement definitely isn’t for those who want to turn the clock back…all the way, anyway :¬) From an e-mail to Fr. Zuhlsdorf: My name is Michael Drake.  Over the past months I have been working on an application that combines an electronic version of the 1961 Liber Usualis with the Roman Calendar (also 1961), [...]

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Selected audio files from Saturday’s Missa Cantata in Matamoras, PA

August 2, 2009 by Aristotle A. Esguerra3 comments.

Below are selected audio files from Saturday’s Missa Cantata according to the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite, celebrated in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Matamoras, Pennsylvania. Introit: Salve, sancta Parens (3:16)[1] [audio:http://cantemusdomino.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/01_introit_salve_sancta_parens.mp3] Kyrie IX (1:50)[2] [audio:http://cantemusdomino.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/02_kyrie_IX.mp3] Gloria IX (3:03) [audio:http://cantemusdomino.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/03_gloria_IX.mp3] Gradual: Benedicta et venerabilis es (2:37)[3] [audio:http://cantemusdomino.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/04_gradual_benedicta_et_venerabilis.mp3] [...]

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Sound files from Ember Saturday in the Octave of Pentecost at Holy Innocents Church, NYC

June 7, 2009 by Aristotle A. Esguerra2 comments.

Here are some MP3s from yesterday afternoon’s Sung Mass in the Extraordinary Form, celebrated at Holy Innocents Church on West 37th Street in Manhattan. The schola is comprised of singers from all around the New York/New Jersey metro area. Introit: Cáritas Déi; Ordinary: Kyrie I (5:04) [audio:http://cantemusdomino.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/in_caritas_dei_kyrie_i.mp3] Alleluia: Spíritus est (1:21) [audio:http://cantemusdomino.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/al_spiritus_est.mp3] Alleluia: Spíritus éjus [...]

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Music for the English Language Roman Missal: The Sung Epistle (with audio)

May 19, 2009 by Aristotle A. Esguerra0 comments.

Following up on my initial post on ICEL’s release of selections of Music for the English Language Roman Missal, I decided to provide an illustration of how to point and deliver the sung Epistle according to the formula provided by ICEL.  The text chosen is the Revised Standard Version of Ephesians 4:1–13 — the Second [...]

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Music for the English Language Roman Missal: An Introduction (Sung Readings)

May 15, 2009 by Aristotle A. Esguerra2 comments.

This morning, the International Committee on English in the Liturgy released on their website “Music for the English Language Roman Missal: An Introduction,” which outlines the processes used to adapt the Roman-rite melodies and melodic formulas of the Mass to the new English translations. While those who are familiar with chanted English in the Ordinary [...]

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Stamford Advocate video on the CMAA Extraordinary Form workshop for priests

May 3, 2009 by Aristotle A. Esguerra0 comments.

The Stamford Advocate features a report by Devon Lash on the recently concluded Sung Extraordinary Form Workshop for Priests and Seminarians, sponsored by the Church Music Association of America. Accompanying the written report is a video segment by Chris Preovolos featuring interview responses by Fr. Scott Haynes, SJC, and Fr. Thomas Kocik, author of The [...]

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Sound files from the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker at Guardian Angel Church, NYC

May 3, 2009 by Aristotle A. Esguerra0 comments.

Here are some MP3s from the Sung Mass in the Extraordinary Form, celebrated on May 1st — the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker — at Guardian Angel Church on West 21st Street and 10th Avenue in Manhattan.  The schola is comprised of volunteer chanters from all around the New York metro area and is [...]

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