Music for OT-34-A (Nov 23) Christ The King

Prelude:           Cantique: Elgar
Processional Hymn: 283: Crown Him With Many Crowns
Kyrie:             -spoken-
Gloria:            113: Mass for Congregations: Andrews
Readings:          677
Offertory:         285: All Hail The Power Of Jesus Name
                   (11) Where thou reignest: Schubert
Sanctus/Mem/Amen:  117-118-119: Peoples Mass; Danish Mass
Agnus Dei          188: Holy Cross Mass: Isele
Communion Hymn:    366: Whatsoever You Do
Final Hymn:        287: To Jesus Christ Our Sovereign King
Postlude:          Imperial March: Elgar

Music Notes:


The Communion Antiphon (Graduale Romanum Chant Proper): Sedebit Dominus Rex in aeternum; Dominus benedicet populo suo in pace (The Lord will sit on his royal throne for ever; the Lord will bless his people in peace).


This weekend at the Saturday 5 pm (Vigil) Mass the Music is led by the School Choir (Rebecca Monson, director). This weekend we conclude the liturgical year and complete the eighth year of use of our hymnals (blessed and distributed Dec 2000 Advent-1). Our Weekend Hymn Use statistics for this year: 294 hymns available (#190 through #475 plus 8 on rear cover); used 151 (105 one time, 33 two times, 13 three-or-more times); hymns are selected for their correspondence to the Propers of the day, or to highlight scripture verses in the readings, or to reflect seasonal themes.


Sir Edward William Elgar (1857-1934), born in Broadheath England; had a few music lessons with his father [music shop keeper in Worcester, organist (1846-85) at St George Catholic Church] but was mostly self-taught (violinist, bassoonist, conductor); succeeded his father as organist (1885-88). Slowly his reputation spread; "Enigma Variations (1899)" launched his international fame; Knight (1904); Order of Merit (1911); succeeded Sir Walter Parratt as Master of the King's Musick (1924); Baronet (1931). Wrote songs, oratorios, cantatas, symphonies, overtures, concertos, marches, chamber music. "Cantique (op 3 no 1, 1912)" is his organ arrangement of his Intermezzo #1 (adagio) for Wind Quintet (1879). "Imperial March (Opus 32, 1897)" for orchestra was composed for the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria (1819-r1837-1901) at whose death it was said had a worldwide empire on which the sun never set; it was arranged for organ by Sir George Clement Martin (1844-1916) who in 1888 succeeded Sir John Stainer (1840-1901) as organist of Saint Paul Cathedral.



Online sources:

Elgar Organ Album Book 1
http://www.amazon.com/Elgar-Organ-Album-Book-1/dp/0853607214/
http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/store/smp_detail.html?item=5880441

Cantique
http://pipedreams.publicradio.org/listings/2002/0220/
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Imperial March
http://pipedreams.publicradio.org/listings/2001/0152/
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