Category Archives: Liturgical Help

Announcing: The Parish Book of Motets

The flexible answer for Catholic choirs across America to build a practical repertoire of sacred polyphony.
Parish Book of Motets
The Parish Book of Motets contains fifty-four cherished motets of varying difficulty in English and Latin specially curated for the average parish choir.

  • 54 motets in English and Latin
  • Eucharistic motets, Marian hymns, and motets for general use
  • Accompaniment book with closed scores for easy rehearsals
  • Online practice recordings, text, and translations for each Motet
  • Helpful rehearsal commentary
  • Spiral bound for easy use

The Parish Book of Motets is available in a handsome spiral-bound print and online as PDFs. Be sure to order your copy today.

Updated: Mass propers in English

We’ve updated our list of projects offering English versions of the Mass proper chants. The propers are antiphons specified in the Church’s liturgical books for the specific Sundays and other days of the Church year. They are given to be sung, for example, at the entrance rite, the offertory procession, and during Holy Communion. Their texts can be drawn from the Roman Missal or from the Graduale Romanum, as specified in the General Instruction for the Roman Missal at sections 48, 74, and 87.

With the latest update, this list now has information on thirty websites, projects, and publications with scores you can view, download, or buy.

View: Mass Propers in English

Public Domain Scores at Eastman

The Sibley Music Library at the Eastman School of Music is scanning and posting its scores published prior to 1923.  To browse the collection, click here.

Missal Chants: Another Edition

This one from Aristotle Esguerra is perfect for printing and possibly even putting in the pews.

Brief Guide to Music in the EF

Here is the pdf of a brief guide to music for the schola that sings at the extraordinary form.

Musical rubrics for the schola at the extraordinary form of the Mass

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