SATB choir, cantor, priest, assembly, keyboard accompaniment, guitar, 2 C instru...(+)
SATB choir, cantor,
priest, assembly,
keyboard accompaniment,
guitar, 2 C instruments,
trumpet 1 in B-flat,
trumpet 1 in C, trumpet 2
in B-flat, trumpet 2 in C
- Early intermediate
SKU: GI.G-9822
Mass of the Breath of
God. Composed by Ian
Callanan. Mass. Sacred.
Octavo. With guitar chord
names. 72 pages. GIA
Publications #9822.
Published by GIA
Publications (GI.G-9822).
UPC: 785147982203.
English, Greek. Text
Source: Revised Order of
Mass 2010, Lectionary
for
Mass
“We
are, inescapably, filled
with Ruah, the Holy
Spirit, from our first
breath to our last. As
Paul reminds the early
church in Romans 8:9
‘you are not
controlled by your sinful
nature. You are
controlled by the Spirit
if you have the Spirit of
God living in
you.’ Paul is
reminding us that we are
filled with the Ruah of
God and so should choose
to live
accordingly.â€
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 – Ian
Callanan (from the
Introduction) Â
Drawing on the rich
tradition of composer Ian
Callanan’s musical
background Ruah: Ma
ss of the Breath of
God is filled with
Celtic themes and motifs.
With the exception of the
Our Father, the entire
Mass is composed in the
key of D, the key in
which traditional Irish
instruments are tuned,
making the setting as
accessible as possible.
The recording models the
sound of full Celtic
instrumentation, though
the setting is just as
effective when simple
accompaniment is
used.  Ruah
utilizes the Eucharistic
Prayer for Children, yet
the choice is by no means
meant to be limiting.
This is a setting
composed with the entire
assembly in mind,
encouraging all
to take a deep breath,
then sing with the Ruah
of God.
