SATB choir, cantor, assembly, keyboard accompaniment - Intermediate SKU: GI.G...(+)
SATB choir, cantor,
assembly, keyboard
accompaniment -
Intermediate
SKU:
GI.G-10314
Composed
by Charles Thatcher.
Advent, Christmastide,
Lent, Eastertide,
Ordinary Time. Sacred. 64
pages. GIA Publications
#10314. Published by GIA
Publications
(GI.G-10314).
ISBN
7851471031413. English,
Latin. Text Source:
Antiphons tr. Charles
Thatcher, verses, The
Grail,
1963.
Entrance
Antiphons for the Church
Year contains thirty
antiphon texts from
the Graduale Simplex,
translated from Latin and
set to newly composed
music. The psalm verses
appointed for these
antiphons are taken from
the Grail translation
(1963). As with the
Responsorial Psalm of the
Mass, the assembly sings
the antiphon after its
intonation by the
cantor/choir, repeating
it after each verse of
the psalm. The number of
psalm verses which are
sung may vary according
to need. The singing of
the doxology, Glory to
the Father, while
recommended, is optional.
In several cases (e.g.,
Christmas and Easter),
the assembly sings a
refrain—a simple
acclamation in
Latin—and the
actual antiphon text is
sung by the cantor/choir.
The antiphon functions as
a first and final verse.
It is thought that
liturgical singing in the
early Church consisted in
part of such short
acclamatory phrases. Many
of the antiphons in this
collection are proper to
a specific Sunday,
solemnity, or feast. The
rest are seasonal in
nature and, like the
common Responsorial
Psalms of the Lectionary,
may be chosen according
to what seems best for
the occasion. The
antiphons of Christmas
Day and Easter Sunday
could be used at daily
Masses during their
octaves. Notations in the
scores of some antiphons
suggest alternate
occasions when they are
appropriate. Regarding
performance, these
compositions were
conceived with
flexibility in mind.
Assembly participation
and instrumental
accompaniment are
assumed. SATB choral
singing is effective, but
not necessary. Discrete
use of descants where
provided can lend an air
of festivity. Psalm
verses might be sung by
an entire choir, by a
small group or cantor, or
a combination of
both.
The First Antiphon
