Sunday, August 23, 2009

Music for OT-21-B (Aug 23)


Prelude: Verset-Choral (1886)(no 6): Dubois
Processional Hymn: 452: At That First Eucharist
Kyrie: -spoken-
Gloria: 113: Glory To God: Andrews
Readings: 639
Psalm: (Guimont p 137) Taste and see...
Acclamation: (OT-21-B) Your words Lord are...
Intercessions: -spoken-
Offertory: 319: Father We Thank Thee
(11) (sheet) Tu es Petrus: Faure
Sanctus/Mem/Amen: 172-175-177: Community Mass: Proulx
Agnus Dei 189: Lamb Of God: Proulx
Communion Hymn: 368: Keep In Mind
Final Hymn: 286: Jesus Shall Reign
Postlude: Marche Triomphale (1892)(no 12): Dubois

Music Notes:


The Communion Antiphon (Graduale Romanum Chant Proper)
(Ps 103:13-15) De fructu operum tuorum, Domine; satiabitur
terra; ut educas panem de terra, et vinum laetificet cor
hominis; ut exhilaret faciem in oleo, et pnanis cor hominis
confirmet (The earth will be satisfied by the work of your
hands, O Lord, as you bring forth bread from the land and
wine to gladden the heart of man; oil to make his face shine,
and bread to strengthen man's heart).


Gabriel Faure (1845-1924) born in Pamiers France; studied
(age 9-20) in Paris at Ecole Niedermeyer (a school to prepare
church organists and choir directors); Saint-Sulpice asst choir
organist (1871); Eglise de la Madeleine sub organist (1874),
choirmaster (1877). In the 1890s his fortunes improved: successful
trip to Venice Italy; French provinces music conservatory inspector
(1892); titulaire (chief organist) at Madeleine (1896); Paris
Conservatory composition instructor (1896); Paris Conservatory
director (1905); hearing deteriorated (1909); retired (1920).


Francois Clement Theodore Dubois (1837-1924) born in Rosnay
Marne France, began early musical studies at Rheims Cathedral
then attended Paris Conservatory; 1861-66 in Italy after winning
Prix de Rome; 1866 in Paris as teacher, organist, composer; divided
time between Conservatory (professor, director) and Church
(1868- Madeleine choirmaster, 1871- Sainte Clotilde organist,
1877- Madeleine organist). Composed religious and secular pieces
(organ, orchestral instruments, voice); wrote six textbooks on
composition and harmony.


Today’s prelude comes from his "Twelve Pieces (1886)";
today’s postlude comes form his "Twelve New Pieces (1892)".



Online resources:
Prelude score and soundfile (complete in 30-second chunks)
http://hdl.handle.net/1802/5390
http://peoplesmusicstore.com/catalogue_items/209063
Postlude score and soundfile (complete timestamp 0:16:45--0:22:05)
http://hdl.handle.net/1802/5418
http://www.publicradio.org/tools/media/player/pipedreams/2004/03/14_pipedreams

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