Prelude: Lob sei dem allmachtigen Gott: Bach
Processional Hymn: 195: Creator Of The Stars Of Night
Penitential Rite: Missa XVII (salve): chant
(11) Missa Emmanuel: Proulx
Gloria: -none-
Readings: 478
Intercessions: 115: Lord hear our prayer
Offertory: (NCAB p 201) King of Glory: Herbert/Bach
Acclamations: 185: Missa XVIII (simplex): chant
104-105: Mass of Creation: Haugen
(11) Missa Emmanuel: Proulx
Agnus Dei: Missa XVII (salve): chant
(11) Missa Emmanuel: Proulx
Communion Hymn: 308: Abba Father
Final Hymn: 190: O Come O Come Emmanuel
Postlude: Herr Christ, der ein'ge Gottes Sohn: Bach
Music Notes:
Happy Liturgical New Year to all! The New Church Year begins today, and for the next twelve months our Scripture texts will be found in the Hymnals under the headings "Sunday B" and "Weekday 2".
This year we will experience a full four weeks of Advent since Christmas falls on a Sunday. The Season of Advent is quieter and hope-filled and our music expresses our introspection and expectation through chants and hymns and gentle smaller organ works. Our Introductory Rite is noticeably more penitential: the Kyrie becomes more prominent as we set aside the Gloria (except for Dec 8 Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, and Dec 12 Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe).
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) planned a collection of 164 chorale preludes (a short piece based on a hymn tune, to be played before the congregation sings the hymn), but completed only 45 of the contemplated number, apparently concentrating on hymns of the main feasts of the church year. The melodies are treated directly, without episodes between verse lines, and only slightly adorned with passing notes (notes inserted between melody notes). Two of his four Advent chorales are heard today as our prelude and postlude.
At Offertory, "King of Glory, King of Peace" combines an English poem by George Herbert (1593-1632) with music by Bach.
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