It is time to rediscover the motets of the Blessed Virgin. Some are very nice, either known or not known, they deserve that we spent some time with them, that we raised our souls and that we got out of the reigning gloom.
Here is the motet Salve Mater misericordiae, followed by the solemn Salve Regina.
In France, the month of May is an opportunity to pay tribute to St. Joan of Arc. Sunday 9th is the date of the liturgical solemnity of the saint. On this occasion, different songs can be sung.
We propose here two songs harmonized for 4 voices: the score and a reference performance. Both audio tracks are part of a set of 3 discs containing 50 songs in French, among the most beautiful ones. These discs are currently being produced and will be published this fall.
In the meantime, enjoy these two gems and let them be an opportunity to reconcile with the Maid of Orleans.
Saint Joan of Arc
Text : saint Therese of Lisieux - Music : Vincent Lecornier Upload score
One of the main goals of our whole series is to offer some practical help to those choir singers who want to learn and practice gregorian chant.
With this ultimate goal in mind, we wish to continue our work with the publication of the following volumes:
Volume 14: the masses for the commons of saints (2 CDs) To be released in automn 2012
Volume 15: the Matines of the holy days (3 CDs)
Volume 16: the masses of the saints of the proper for France (2 CDs)
Regarding this last item, the gregorian scores are not easy to find, for the good reason that there is no book that gathers all the masses of saints of the proper for France; this grouping is done on a diocesian scale. We therefore ask those persons who would be in possession of gregorian scores for masses of saints performed at diocesian level (according to the 1962 liturgical calendar) and which, considering their fame, may be extended beyond the diocesian limits(saint Geneviève, saint Rémi, etc.)
This artistic video clip, that combines sound and image, Gregorian chant and artistic pictures, has been viewed over 100,000 times on YouTube. No one may say that Gregorian chant is not popular these days…
TheLibera me chant of the absolution ceremony.
To see the video clip in High Definition, please click on the HD tab.
Liturgical Year in Gregorian Chant series has just been released. It contains 70 motets.
These motets were composed at different periods, the variety in the style of musical composition and text is the richness of this unique anthology today.
Volume 12 of the Liturgical Year in Gregorian chant collection is now available. It contains the Vespers and Sunday Complines.
Better yet, it features 25 hymns of Vespers, specific to the various liturgical seasons. These hymns were written at different periods. Their richness derives from the stylistic variety of the musical and text composition.
Hence some pleasant listenings on a year long journey through the various scenes of the mysteries of Christ.
After more than a year of work and a complete reshuffling, this book is again available.
With significant additions in several of its chapters – especially the one regarding cantiques – this book is a reference in terms of liturgical chant.
Its new design makes it a pleasant and straigthforward book to read and use.
The Holy See published on May 31. a letter from the Pope, written on occasion of the centenary of the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music founded by Saint Pius X. Directed to Cardinal Zenon Grocholewski, Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education and Great Chancelier of the Institute, it was read by that same Cardinal on May 26. for the opening session of the International Congress of Sacred Music, held in Rome from May 26. to June 1.
In this letter, Benedict XVI indicates that Saint Pius X initiative, following the Motu Proprio Tra Le Sollecitudini of November 22. 1903, had fixed the program for a profound reform of liturgical music in the tradition of the Church and outside any influence of profane styles.
In France, the month of May is an opportunity to pay tribute to St. Joan of Arc. Sunday 9th is the date of the liturgical solemnity of the saint. On this occasion, different songs can be sung.
One of the main goals of our whole series is to offer some practical help to those choir singers who want to learn and practice gregorian chant.
The Holy See published on May 31. a letter from the Pope, written on occasion of the centenary of the