Roman Catholic Marian music shares a trait with some
other forms of Christian music in adding another
emotional dimension to the process of veneration and in
being used in various Marian ceremonies and feasts.
Marian music is now an inherent element in many aspects
of the veneration of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Roman
Catholic Mariology.
Throughout the centuries Marian music has grown and
progressed, and witnessed a resurgence along with the
Renaissance, e.g. with the composition of the...(+)
Roman Catholic Marian music shares a trait with some
other forms of Christian music in adding another
emotional dimension to the process of veneration and in
being used in various Marian ceremonies and feasts.
Marian music is now an inherent element in many aspects
of the veneration of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Roman
Catholic Mariology.
Throughout the centuries Marian music has grown and
progressed, and witnessed a resurgence along with the
Renaissance, e.g. with the composition of the Ave Maria
motet by Josquin des Prez. The tradition continued with
a number of great composers up to the late 19th
century, e.g. with Giuseppe Verdi's Ave Maria in 1880
followed by his Laudi alla Vergine Maria.
The Gradual (Latin: graduale) is a chant or hymn in the
liturgical celebration of the Eucharist for many
Christian denominations. In the Tridentine Mass it was
and is sung after the reading or chanting of the
Epistle and before the Alleluia, or, during penitential
seasons, before the Tract. In the Mass of Paul VI the
gradual corresponds to the Responsorial Psalm. There is
the option to replace this psalm with the gradual, but
its use is extremely rare. It is part of the Proper of
the Mass.
Little is know about the Czech composer Josef Capka
Drahlovský (1848-1926) and although originally created
for accompanied chorus, I created this arrangement for
Woodwind Quartet (Flutes, Oboes, Bb Clarinet & Bassoon)
and Strings (Violins (2), Viola & Cello).