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Please, Mercy LORD and Grant Us Peace. Amen.
Agnus Dei
Artist: Edewede O.
Title: Agnus Dei
Album: Forgiven
Genre: Christian
Year: 2014
Composer: Edewede Oriwoh
Copyright Info: August 2014
'We Three Wise Men From The East', early (Christmas is about 6 months away :)).
I received this email message from Jeff Ostrowski at Corpus Christi Watershed (www.ccwatershed.org) – R. Schletty
Stunning Hymn With 3-Voice Polypony You Will Want To Sing For Pentecost
published 11 May 2015 by Jeff Ostrowski
OVER THE YEARS, I have learned it's better to do something simple really well than to attempt something hard, only to crash & burn. Pope Pius XII said something similar in 1958: “In general it is better to do something well on a small scale than to attempt something elaborate without sufficient resources to do it properly.”
Here's a piece you might want to do for Pentecost:
PDF Dowload • HYMN FOR PENTECOST (with Polyphony by T. L. de Victoria)
To accompany the hymn sections, organists can use this.
Go here to download score and individual voice practice audio files: Pentecost Hymn with 3-Voice Polyphony (Victoria)
Kyrie Eleison!
Kyrie Eleison. Please LORD.
Halleluia!
A Kyrie, for God, simple. An updated PDF has been attached.
To God, Glory; to man, none.
Readers have probably noticed we spend very little time denigrating hymn texts with weak theology. I don’t know why this is—you’d have to ask each writer individually—but perhaps we are more interested in making a positive contribution than adding to the negativity. However, it really is quite a contrast. As Dr. William Mahrt has frequently noted, most Catholics commenting on sacred music focus only on the lyrics, completely neglecting issues of musical style... READ MORE
I received this email blast today from GIA. GIA just released the Hymnals app for Android. The iPad app had been previously available. Not available for iPhone. The per-hymnal cost is much more for keyboard and guitar editions than for pew editions. You only get 3 songs free when you download the "free" app. Nice idea but can be quite expensive if your church works from 2 or more hymnals. The digital editions should be half the cost of the print editions, in my opinion. I am sad that GIA does not have RitualSong available –that is our primary hymnal at the Church of Saint Mary in Saint Paul, MN. – RS
GIA's popular Hymnals app is now available on Android devices
Get it on Google Play Available on the App Store (Apple iOS)
Hymnals is a remarkable app that brings all the elements of your favorite hymnal—and more—right to your Android device. The app is free—through it you can in–app purchase the hymnals you need.
Through the app, you have access to the best-selling Roman Catholic hymnals from GIA Publications, Inc.
– Gather Third Edition (Pew, Choir, Keyboard, Guitar, C Instrument, and B-flat Instrument)
– Worship Fourth Edition (Pew, Choir, Keyboard, Guitar, C Instrument, and B-flat Instrument)
– Gather Comprehensive Second Edition (Pew and Choir)
– Lead Me Guide Me (Pew and Keyboard)
– Oramos Cantando (Pew and Guitar)
– Guimont Lectionary Psalms
Also available is Faith Alive Christian Resources' - Psalms for All Seasons
Hymnals offers the complete contents of your hymnal in a compact, lightweight form–no more dragging around multiple hymnals and service binders! The app is perfect for...
The Master Musician: A musical journey and parable depicting God as the Master Musician and we as his instruments. As God the Master Musician crafts us into fine musical instruments, we can "join in the symphony orchestra of the church and make a beautiful music bigger than any one musician for all the people of the world." This album includes 11 beautifully orchestrated and inspiring songs: The Master Musician, The Tree, The Craftsman, Classical Order, Impressions, Words and Music, One Note, The Symphony, The Conductor, The Blessed Musician and The Final Ascent.
The companion book, "The Master Musician", is now available in paperback from InterVersity Press.
PROJECT UPDATE: www.kickstarter.com/projects/635408298/george-lower-i-think-of-you-florida-folk-music-pro/posts/1205175
Good News....and MORE Good News!
Dear Backers,
We are moving forward! This album is going to be awesome!
Well, I don't really know exactly where to begin. It has been a bit of a whirlwind since my last update. I must confess that this journey has surprised me and challenged me in many ways. And I certainly was not expecting what I'm about to share with you.
Without going into a lot of details, my promotional efforts brought me to the attention of Nick Coetzee of Rain Music. Working with Nick, I now have the opportunity to take this album project to Watershed Recording Studio in Nashville, TN. I'll say it again because even I have a hard time believing it. I now have the opportunity to record this project in Nashville, TN! I certainly did not think two months ago that this... Read more here.
ORIGINAL POST:
George Lower is a core member of our Top Catholic Songs discussion group. He's a Catholic artist and an all-around great guy with lots of life stories he is telling in song. Help him out by pledging to his "I Think of You" Florida Folk Music Project...
Our newest member, Maggie, wrote:
"I am a Organist at my Catholic Church, and I wish to be introduced to some new music. I would use it especially in the Youth Choir. Topcatholicsongs.com would help me to make both the choir and congregation more holy and involved in music."
Let's introduce Maggie to some new music! C'mon, everyone – let's get the chatter going here. Collaborate and contribute your talents! Raise your voices and sing alleluia!
I'll get the ball rolling for Maggie by suggesting that she take a look at the many organ/choral pieces written by Paul F. Page. Paul offers his sheet music free at his web site, www.paulpage.org, specifically here: