Music for OT-17-B (Jul 26)

Prelude:           All' Elevazione (I): Zipoli
Processional Hymn: 319: Father We Thank Thee Who Hast Planted
Kyrie:             -spoken-
Gloria:            113: Glory To God: Andrews
Readings:          627
Psalm:             (Guimont p 125) The hand of the Lord...
Acclamation:       (OT-17-B) A great prophet has risen...
Intercessions:     -spoken-
Offertory:         432: Shepherd Of Souls In Love Come Feed Us
                   (11) (sheet) Exaltabo te: A Scarlatti
Sanctus/Mem/Amen:  172-175-177: Community Mass: Proulx
Agnus Dei          189: Lamb Of God: Proulx
Communion Hymn:    387: The Harvest Of Justice
Final Hymn:        321: Now Thank We All Our God
Postlude:          All' Offertorio: Zipoli

Music Notes:


The Communion Antiphon (Graduale Romanum Chant Proper)
(Prov 3:9,10): Honora Dominum de tua substantia, et de
primitiis frugum tuarum; ut impleantur horrea tua saturitate,
et vino torcularia redundabunt (Honor the Lord with your
substance and with the first fruits of all your produce;
then shall your barns be filled with abundance, and your
presses shall run over with wine).


Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725), born in Sicily, was a
prolific opera composer, and father of several children
including the keyboard composer Domenico. Alessandro divided
his career between the Neapolitan court, and Santa Maria Maggiore
in Rome where he wrote many oratorios as well as a cappella motets
in the old style, such as his setting of The Offertory Antiphon
(Graduale Romanum Chant Proper) (Psalm 29:2,3) Exaltabo te Domine,
quoniam suscepisti me, nec delectasti inimicos meos super me;
Domine clamavi ad te, et sanasti me (I will extol you, O Lord,
for you have drawn me up, and have not allowed my enemies to
rejoice over me; O Lord, I called out unto you, and you healed me).


Domenico Zipoli (1688-1726) born in Prato Tuscany Italy, studied
in Florence (with cathedral music director) and Naples (with
Alessandro Scarlatti) and Bologna (with Lavinio Vannucci) and
Rome (with Bernardo Pasquini); became a Jesuit novice (1716);
went to Seville Spain to await passage to Argentina (1717,
Buenos Aires and Cordoba); continued his musical activities
while completing his philosophical and theological studies;
died (Jan) of tuberculosis before ordination. Old World works
include oratorios (only libretti survive), pieces for harpsichord
and organ (published 1716); New World works include masses and
motets, which have been found in missions in Argentina, Bolivia, Peru.