Category Archives: Music

Music for the Octave Day of Easter (Low Sunday)
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Prelude: Christ ist erstanden, BWV 627 (J.S. Bach, 1685-1750)
Missa Regina cæli (G.P. da Palestrina, c.1525-1594)
Gregorian Mass for the Octave Day of Easter: Quasi modo
Motet at the Offertory: Post dies octo (William Byrd, 1540-1623)
Motet at the Communion: Victimae Paschali (Orlando di Lasso, c.1532-1594)
Postlude: Choral-Improvisation sur le Victimae Paschali (Charles Tournemire, 1870-1939)

Music for the Second Sunday of Easter
(Missale Romanum of 1970, 11:30 a.m.)
Missa de Angelis (Vatican Gradual, Mass VIII)
Processional Hymn: Christ the Lord Is Ris’n Today (Llanfair)
Alleluia: Post dies octo (plainsong, mode vii)
Hymn at the Offertory: Ye Sons and Daughters (O filii et filiae, plainsong, mode ii)
Communion: Mitte manum tuam (plainsong, mode vi)
Hymn at the Communion: Christ the Lord Is Ris’n Today (Surgit in haec dies)
Marian antiphon: Regina cæli (plainsong, mode vi)
Organ music as above

Music for Easter Sunday
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Prelude: Christ lag in Todesbanden (BWV 625) (Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750)
Mass for Four Voices (1641) (Claudio Monteverdi, 1567-1643)
Gregorian Mass of Easter Sunday: Resurrexi
Motet at the Offertory: Surrexit Christus (Giovanni Gabrieli, c.1554-1612) (arr. Hughes)
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 ~
Venetian music for choir, organ, and trombone
Terrence B. Fay, trombone
David J. Hughes, organ

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Music for Easter Sunday
(Missale Romanum of 1970, 11:30 a.m.)
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)
Organ music as above

~ The St. Mary’s Choir ~

Saturday, 23 April 2011, 8:00 p.m.
Music for the Great Paschal Vigil and First Mass of Easter
(Missale Romanum of 1962)
The Exsultet
Tract: Cantemus Domino (plainsong, mode viii)
Tract: Vinea facta est (plainsong, mode viii)
Tract: Attende caelum (plainsong, mode viii)
Tract: Sicut cervus (plainsong, mode viii)
Hymn at the Baptisms: Veni Creator Spiritus (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
Kyrie: Missa Papae Marcelli (G.P. da Palestrina, c.1525-1594)
Gloria: Missa Papae Marcelli (Palestrina)
Alleluia: Confitemini Domino (plainsong, mode viii)
Tract: Laudate Dominum (plainsong, mode viii)
Motet at the Offertory: Christus resurgens (Peter Philips, c.1560-1628)
Motet at the Offertory: Haec dies (Ludovico da Viadana, 1564-1627)
Sanctus: Missa Papae Marcelli (Palestrina)
Motet at the Communion: Regina cæli (Gregor Aichinger, c.1565-1628)
Motet at the Communion: In resurrectione tua (William Byrd, 1540-1623)
Office of Lauds:
Antiphon Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, with Psalm 150 (plainsong, mode vi)
Benedictus antiphon: 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 ~
~ Coro Hispano de Santa Maria ~

Friday, 22 April 2011, 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)
Antiphon: 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 Translation of the Sacrament: Vexilla Regis ‘more hispano’ (Tomas Luis de Victoria, 1548-1611)
Motet at the Communion: In passione positus Jesus (Francisco Guerrero, 1528-1599)
Motet at the Communion: Tenebrae factae sunt (Victoria)
Motet at the Communion: Vere languores (Victoria)

~ The St. Mary’s Schola Cantorum ~

Thursday, 21 April 2011, 7:00 p.m.
Music for the Mass of Maundy Thursday
(Missale Romanum of 1962)
Introit: Nos autem (plainsong, mode iii)
Kyrie, Sanctus, Agnus Dei: Missa Brevis for Holy Thursday (Giovanni Rovetta, 1596-1668)
Gloria: Missa de Angelis (Vatican Gradual, Mass VIII)
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)
Communion: Dominus Jesus (plainsong, mode ii)
Motet at the Communion: Nos autem (G.P. da Palestrina, c.1525-1594)
Motet at the Communion: Ave Verum Corpus (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1756-1791)
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, 20 April 2011, 8:00 p.m.
Music for Tenebrae
(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 ~

Music for Palm Sunday
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Antiphons at the consecration of palms: Hosanna filio David; Pueri Hebraeorum portantes; Pueri Hebraeorum vestimenta [Students’ Scholas] 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] Kyrie: Missa pro Dominicis Adventus & Quadragesimae (Vatican Gradual, Mass XVII) [All Choirs] Gregorian Mass of Palm Sunday: Domine, ne longe facias
Passio Domini Nostri Jesu Christi secundum Matthaeum (polyphonic turba settings by Tomás Luis de Victoria, 1548-1611)
Motet at the Offertory: O Domine Jesu Christe (Victoria)
Sanctus & Agnus Dei: Mass for Four Voices (William Byrd, 1540-1623)
Communion: Pater, si non potest [Students’ Scholas] Motet at the Communion: In monte Oliveti (Anton Bruckner, 1824-1896) [St. Mary’s Choir] Motet at the Communion: Vexilla Regis [Roman tone] (Victoria) [Students’ Polyphonic Schola]

~ The St. Mary’s Schola Cantorum ~
~ The St. Mary’s Choir ~
~ The St. Mary’s Students’ Schola ~
~ The Anchor Academy Schola Cantorum ~

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

Requiem Mass for Robert J. Monahan
Monday, 11 April 2011, 10:00 a.m.
(Missale Romanum of 1962)
Officium Defunctorum à 6 (Tomás Luis de Victoria, 1548-1611)
At the procession into the church: Subvenite (plainsong, mode iv)
Introit: Requiem æternam (Victoria)
Gradual: Requiem æternam (Victoria)
Tract: Absolve Domine (plainsong, mode viii)
Sequence: Dies irae (plainsong, mode i)
Offertory: Domine Jesu Christe (Victoria)
Communion: Lux æterna (Victoria)
Motet at the Communion: Sicut cervus (G.P. da Palestrina, c.1525-1594)
Motet at the Communion: Ave Verum Corpus (William Byrd, 1540-1623)
At the absolution: Libera me, Domine (Victoria)
At the procession to the cemetery: In paradisum (plainsong, mode vii)
At the procession to the cemetery: Credo quod Redemptor (plainsong, mode viii)

Music for Passion Sunday
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Messe de Toulouse (anonymous, XIV C.)
Gregorian Mass of Passion Sunday: Judica me Deus
Motet at the Offertory: Salvator mundi (Thomas Tallis, c.1505-1585)
Motet at the Communion: Christe Fili Dei (Josquin des Prez, c.1450-1521)

Music for the Fifth Sunday of Lent
(Missale Romanum of 1970, 11:30 a.m.)
Hymn at the Procession: Lift High the Cross (Crucifer)
Kyrie: Missa pro Dominicis Adventus & Quadragesimae (Vatican Gradual, Mass XVII)
Hymn at the Offertory: Attende Domine (plainsong, mode i)
Sanctus & Agnus Dei: Missa pro Feriis Adventus & Quadragesimae (Vatican Gradual, Mass XVIII)
Communion: Videns Dominus (plainsong, mode i)
Motet at the Communion: Thou Knowest, Lord, the Secrets of Our Hearts (Henry Purcell, 1659-1695)
Marian antiphon: Ave Regina caelorum (plainsong, mode vi)

Saturday, 9 April 2011, 9:00 a.m.
Music for the Saturday of the Fourth Week of Lent
(Missale Romanum of 1962)
Missa Deus Genitor alme (Vatican Gradual, Mass XVIII)
Gregorian Mass of the Saturday of the Fourth Week of Lent: Sitientes
Hymn at the Communion: Parce Domine (plainsong, mode i)

The second Saturday of every month is a Missa cantata celebrated
for the intentions of the Gospel of Life Society at St. Mary’s.