Category Archives: Music

The complete listing of music for Holy Week services at St. Mary's may be found here.

Sunday, 8 April 2012
Music for Easter Sunday
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Prelude: Christ lag in Todesbanden (BWV 625) (Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750)
Missa Regina cæli (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, c.1525-1594)
Gregorian Mass of Easter Sunday: Resurrexi
Gradual: Hæc dies (Perotin, fl. 1200)
Motet at the Offertory: Terra tremuit (William Byrd, 1540-1623)
Motet at the Offertory: Regina cæli (Palestrina)
Motet at the Communion: Congratulamini mihi (Adrian Willaert, c.1490-c.1562)
Postlude: Final from Symphony No. 6 (Op. 42, No. 2) (Charles-Marie Widor, 1844-1937)

~ The St. Mary’s Schola Cantorum ~

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Music for Easter Sunday
(Missale Romanum of 2002, 11:30 a.m.)
Hymn at the Procession: Jesus Christ Is Ris’n Today (Easter Hymn)
Introit: Resurrexi (plainsong, mode iv)
Kyrie: Missa Lux et origo (Vatican Gradual, Mass I)
Gloria, Sanctus, Agnus Dei: Missa de Angelis (Mass VIII)
Sequence: Victimae paschali laudes (plainchant, mode i)
Alleluia: Pascha nostrum (mode vii)
Motet at the Offertory: Haec dies (Ludovico da Viadana, 1564-1627)
Hymn at the Offertory: The Strife Is O’er (Victory)
Communion: Pascha nostrum (mode vi)
Motet at the Communion: Regina cæli (Gregor Aichinger, c.1565-1628)
Marian antiphon: Regina cæli (plainsong, mode vi)
Organ music as above

~ The St. Mary’s Choir ~

Saturday, 7 April 2012, 8:00 p.m.
Music for the Great Paschal Vigil and First Mass of Easter
(Missale Romanum of 1962)
The Exsultet (plainsong)
Canticle: Cantemus Domino (plainsong, mode viii)
Canticle: Vinea facta est (plainsong, mode viii)
Canticle: Attende caelum (plainsong, mode viii)
Canticle: Sicut cervus (plainsong, mode viii)
At the aspersion: Asperges me (plainsong, mode vii)
During the Confirmations: Confirma hoc, with Psalm 67 (plainsong, mode viii)
Litany of the Saints (plainsong)
Kyrie: Mass for Five Voices (William Byrd, 1540-1623)
Gloria: Mass for Five Voices (Byrd)
Alleluia: Confitemini Domino (plainsong, mode viii)
Canticle: Laudate Dominum (plainsong, mode viii)
Motet at the Offertory: Hæc dies (Ludovico da Viadana, 1564-1627)
Motet at the Offertory: Christus resurgens (Byrd)
Sanctus & Benedictus: Mass for Five Voices (Byrd)
Motet at the Communion: Regina cæli (Gregor Aichinger, c.1565-1628)
Motet at the Communion: Pascha jucundissimum (David J. Hughes, b.1980) [première] Antiphon of Lauds: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, with Psalm 150 (plainsong, mode vi)
Benedictus antiphon of Lauds: Et valde mane (plainsong, mode viii)
Postlude: Final from Symphony No. 1 (Op. 14) (Louis Vierne, 1870-1937)

~ The St. Mary’s Schola Cantorum ~
~ The St. Mary’s Choir ~

Friday, 6 April 2012, 3:00 p.m.
Music for the Commemoration of the Passion & Death of the Lord
(Missale Romanum of 1962)
Tract: Domine, audivi auditum (plainsong, mode ii)
Tract: Eripe me, Domine (plainsong, mode ii)
Passio Domini Nostri Jesu Christi secundum Joannem (polyphonic turba settings by William Byrd, 1540-1623)
The Reproaches (plainsong)
Hagios o Theos / Sancte Deus (Greek: plainsong; Latin: Thomas Tallis, c.1505-1585)
Antiphon at the Adoration of the Cross: Crucem tuam (plainsong, mode iv)
Motet at the Adoration of the Cross: Per tuam crucem (Cristóbal de Morales, c.1500-1553)
Motet at the Adoration of the Cross: Ecce lignum / Crux fidelis (Adrian Willaert, c.1490-c.1562)
Hymn at the Adoration of the Cross: Crux fidelis (plainsong, mode i)
Motet at the Adoration of the Cross: Tenebræ factæ sunt (Tomas Luis de Victoria, 1548-1611)
Hymn at the Translation of the Sacrament: Vexilla Regis ‘more hispano’ (Victoria)
Motet at the Communion: Adoramus te, Christe (Ascanio Trombetti, 1544-1590)
Motet at the Communion: Salvator mundi (Tallis)
Motet at the Communion: Vere languores (Victoria)

~ The St. Mary’s Schola Cantorum ~

Thursday, 5 April 2012, 7:00 p.m.
Music for the Mass of Maundy Thursday
(Missale Romanum of 1962)
Introit: Nos autem (plainsong, mode iii)
Kyrie: Missa Pange lingua (Josquin des Prez, c.1450-1521)
Gloria: Missa Pange lingua (Josquin)
Gradual: Christus factus est (plainsong, mode v)
Antiphons at the Mandatum: Mandatum; Postquam surrexit Dominus; Domine, tu mihi lavas pedes?; Si ego Dominus; In hoc cognoscent; Maneant in vobis
Offertory: Dextera Domini (plainsong, mode ii)
Hymn at the Offertory: Ubi caritas (plainsong, mode vi)
Motet at the Offertory: Ubi caritas (Maurice Duruflé, 1902-1986)
Sanctus & Benedictus: Missa Pange lingua (Josquin)
Agnus Dei: Missa Pange lingua (Josquin)
Communion: Dominus Jesus (plainsong, mode ii)
Motet at the Communion: Nos autem (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, c.1525-1594)
Motet at the Communion: Ave verum Corpus (Edward Elgar, 1857-1934)
At the procession: Pange lingua gloriosi (plainsong, mode iii; polyphonic verses by William Byrd, 1540-1623)
At the stripping of the altars: Diviserunt sibi, with Psalm 21 (plainsong, mode viii)

~ The St. Mary’s Schola Cantorum ~
~ The St. Mary’s Choir ~
~ Coro Hispano de Santa Maria ~

The Holy Thursday Mass will be followed by the traditional procession
to the seven churches of Norwalk.

Wednesday, 4 April 2012, 8:00 p.m.
Music for Tenebræ
(in the traditional Roman Rite)
Matins: First Nocturn
Antiphon Zelus domus tuae, with Psalm 68 (plainsong, mode viii)
Antiphon Avertantur retrorsum, with Psalm 69 (plainsong, mode viii)
Antiphon Deus meus, eripe me, with Psalm 70 (plainsong, mode viii)
A reading from the Lamentations of the prophet Jeremiah (I)
Responsory: In monte Oliveti (plainsong, mode viii)
A reading from the Lamentations of the prophet Jeremiah (II)
Responsory: Tristis est anima mea (plainsong, mode viii)
A reading from the Lamentations of the prophet Jeremiah (III)
Responsory: Ecce vidimus eum (plainsong, mode v)

Matins: Second Nocturn
Antiphon Liberavit Dominus, with Psalm 71 (plainsong, mode vii)
Antiphon Cogitaverunt impii, with Psalm 72 (plainsong, mode viii)
Antiphon Exsurge, Domine, with Psalm 73 (plainsong, mode i)
Commentary of St. Augustine on the Psalms (I)
Responsory: Amicus meus (plainsong, mode viii)
Commentary of St. Augustine on the Psalms (II)
Responsory: Judas mercator pessimus (plainsong, mode ii)
Commentary of St. Augustine on the Psalms (III)
Responsory: Unus ex discipulis meis (plainsong, mode viii)

Matins: Third Nocturn
Antiphon Dixi iniquis, with Psalm 74 (plainsong, mode vii)
Antiphon Terra tremuit, with Psalm 75 (plainsong, mode viii)
Antiphon In die tribulationis, with Psalm 76 (plainsong, mode vii)
Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians (I)
Responsory: Eram quasi agnus innocens (plainsong, mode vii)
Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians (II)
Responsory: Una hora (plainsong, mode vii)
Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians (III)
Responsory: Seniores populi (plainsong, mode I)

Lauds
Antiphon Justificeris, Domine, with Psalm 50 (plainsong, mode viii)
Antiphon Dominus tamquam ovis, with Psalm 89 (plainsong, mode ii)
Antiphon Contritum est cor meum, with Psalm 35 (plainsong, mode viii)
Antiphon Exhortatus es, with Exodus 15 (plainsong, mode iv)
Antiphon Oblatus est, with Psalm 146 (plainsong, mode ii)
Antiphon Traditor autem, with the Benedictus (plainsong, mode i)
Responsory Christus factus est (plainsong, mode v)

Motet: Miserere mei, Deus (Gregorio Allegri, 1582-1652)

~ The St. Mary’s Schola Cantorum ~

Sunday, 1 April 2012, 9:30 a.m.
Music for Palm Sunday
(Missale Romanum of 1962)
Antiphons at the consecration of palms: Hosanna filio David; Pueri Hebraeorum portantes; Pueri Hebraeorum vestimenta [Student Schola] Antiphons at the procession: Cum audisset; Ante sex dies; Occurrent turbae; Cum angelis; Turba multa
Antiphons at the entrance into the church: Gloria laus et honor; Ingrediente [All Choirs] Gregorian Mass of Palm Sunday: Domine, ne longe facias
Introit: Domine, ne longe facias (plainsong, mode viii) [Student Schola] Kyrie: Missa O Rex gloriæ (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, c.1525-1594)
Gradual: Tenuisti (plainsong, mode iv)
Tract: Deus, Deus meus (plainsong, mode ii) [St. Mary’s Choir] Passio Domini Nostri Jesu Christi secundum Matthæum (polyphonic turba settings by Tomás Luis de Victoria, 1548-1611)
Offertory: Improperium (plainsong, mode viii, with verses)
Motet at the Offertory: O Jesu Christe (Jacquet de Berchem, c.1505-c.1580) [St. Mary’s Choir & Student Schola] Sanctus & Benedictus: Missa O Rex gloriæ (Palestrina)
Agnus Dei: Missa O Rex gloriæ (Palestrina)
Communion: Pater, si non potest (plainsong, mode viii) [Student Schola] Motet at the Communion: O Domine Jesu Christe (Francisco Guerrero, 1528-1599)
Motet at the Communion: Vexilla Regis [Roman tone] (Victoria) [Student Polyphonic Schola]

~ The St. Mary’s Schola Cantorum ~
~ The St. Mary’s Choir ~
~ The St. Mary’s Student Schola ~

The 11:30 Ordinary Form Mass today will be celebrated in the lower chapel, without music.

Music for Passion Sunday
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Plainsong Mass for a Mean (John Sheppard, c.1515-1558)
Gregorian Mass of Passion Sunday: Judica me Deus
Motet at the Offertory: Signum crucis (Cristóbal de Morales, c.1500-1553)
Motet at the Communion: Salvator mundi (Thomas Tallis, c.1505-1585)

Music for the Fifth Sunday of Lent
(Missale Romanum of 1970, 11:30 a.m.)
Hymn at the Procession: When I Survey the Wondrous Cross (Rockingham)
Missa pro Dominicis Adventus & Quadragesimae (Vatican Gradual, Mass XVII)
Offertory: I will praise you, O Lord (plainsong, mode i)
Hymn at the Offertory: Ah, Holy Jesu, How Hast Thou Offended (Herzliebster Jesu) (J.S. Bach, 1685-1750)
Communion: Qui mihi ministrat (plainsong, mode v)
Motet at the Communion: O Jesu Christe (Jacquet van Berchem, c.1505-c.1580)
Marian antiphon: Ave Regina caelorum (plainsong, mode vi)

Music for the Fourth Sunday of Lent
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Prelude: An Wasserflüssen Babylon (BWV 653) (Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750)
Missa L’homme armé sexti toni (Josquin des Prez, c.1450-1521)
Gregorian Mass of the Fourth Sunday of Lent: Laetare
Motet at the Offertory: Ave Regina cælorum (Cristóbal de Morales, c.1500-1553)
Motet at the Communion: Ad preces nostras (Tomás Luis de Victoria, 1548-1611)
Postlude: Concerto in A minor (BWV 593) (Vivaldi/Bach)

Music for the Fourth Sunday of Lent
(Missale Romanum of 1970, 11:30 a.m.)
Hymn at the Procession: Christ Is the World’s Light (Christe sanctorum)
Missa pro Dominicis Adventus & Quadragesimae (Vatican Gradual, Mass XVII)
Offertory: Praise the Lord (plainsong, mode ii)
Hymn at the Offertory: God of Mercy and Compassion (Au sang qu’un Dieu) (after Pergolesi)
Communion: Jerusalem (plainsong, mode iv)
Motet at the Communion: God So Loved the World (John Stainer, 1840-1901)
Marian antiphon: Ave Regina caelorum (plainsong, mode vi)
Organ music as above