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Our Summer 2026 Catalog is Now Available!
Welcome to our 55th catalog of Traditional Music for the Contemporary Church!
This year's catalog includes one liturgical setting (for funerals) and one organ work (a superb neo-Baroque fugue), but is primarily focused on vocal anthems.
These include pieces for unison, 2-part, 3-part, and 4-part choirs, for use at Communion time, Lent, Holy Week, and the Feasts of the Transfiguration and the Sacred Heart.
We're very pleased to welcome two UK composers – David Andrew from Saint Milburga Roman Catholic Church in Church Stretton, Shropshire, and Michael Carter from Saint Swithun Church, Southsea – to our family of composers.
We hope you find in these new works an opportunity to bring additional beauty and variety to your liturgical celebrations!
Enjoy!!
The Staff of CNP
New Liturgical Setting
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- Gary D. Penkala
Perfect for funerals, but also useful for Entrance, Offertory, or Communion, the Saint Paul Nunc Dimittis, sets the Canticle of Simeon as the verses for a cantor/congregation piece,
with a refrain based on the hymn tune Saint Columba, using the text from I Corinthians 15.
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New Organ Work
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- Michael Carter
Superbly crafted in neo-Baroque style, this Fugue for solo organ is of medium difficulty, but worth every bit of attention that must be spent on its mastering!
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New Vocal Works
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- David Andrew
Ideal for Lent, Holy Week, or Communion time, this setting of the classic chant Ave verum for SATB voices utilizes concatenated pairs of the chant phrases in alternating parts,
with an effective underlying organ accompaniment.
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- Gregory Hamilton
Using a beautiful English translation of the ancient Latin antiphon for Vespers on Trinity Sunday, this motet for unison choir or a medium solo voice can be sung appropriately at
almost any liturgy, since the doctrine of the Trinity is so fundamental to Christian worship!
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- Andrew Mills
This SATB setting of Matthew 4:4 – "Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes forth from the mouth of God" – is written in a fine neo-Renaissance style.
The text is the Gospel Verse and Communion Antiphon for the First Sunday of Lent, which makes this piece a great one with which to start Lent!
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- Angela Birkhead-Flight
Set for SATB choir with violin or other treble instrument and organ, this piece is based on the Welsh hymn tune Rhosymedre, with a fresh new text that meditates on the Transfiguration.
Perfect for the Feast of the Transfiguration (August 6th), this piece is also appropriate for the Second Sunday of Lent, thanks to the lack of "Alleluia" in the text.
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- Ross Semler
Using an English translation of Saint Thomas Aquinas's famous text, this superbly harmonized, a cappella, SATB anthem is particularly appropriate for
Benediction, Holy Thursday, or Communion at other times.
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- Henry Lebedinski
Especially appropriate around the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart or for any Mass that celebrates comfort and the love of God,
this setting of Matthew 11:28-30 for two-part mixed choir and organ has superb choral writing that is both imitative and homophonic.
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- Jacob Clemens non Papa
A wonderful asset for those choirs short on male voices, this SAB motet in two parts comes from early 16th-century Flemish composer Jacob Clemens non Papa,
with a text from various psalms and I Chronicles that speaks of blessing and thanksgiving.
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Seminarian Discount!
Seminarians are in a challenging situation.
On one hand, the number of new things they are required to purchase for their studies is extensive, and the cost of the education itself is not cheap.
At the same time, they are full-time students, most with no steady income, and they're not looking at a financially lucrative salary post-graduation to help pay their school debts.
As a very small way to assist with this problem, CNP now offers a 25% discount on all orders made by U.S. Roman Catholic seminarians.
To qualify for this discount:
- On the order form or checkout page, check the box marked "Seminarian".
- Have your order shipped to a U.S. Roman Catholic seminary (including PNAC).
That's it!
Once we have verified the address, we will send you a bill (either by US mail or email via Paypal - you choose) with the discount applied.
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Limited PDF samples available
At your request, we are adding PDF samples for the pieces in our catalog.
Currently, all of our pieces from the Fall 2009 and later catalogs include PDF samples, as well as several others.
Enjoy!
Limited audio samples now available
You asked for it, you got it...at least a little.
We now have a very limited selection of audio samples available for pieces in our catalog.
We will add new ones as we are able.
Standing Order Service
Check out our Standing Order Service.
With it, you get all the new CNP music, hot off the press, at a 10-15% discount!!
Shopping Online - Fast and Easy!!
To make ordering as fast and easy as possible we provide shopping cart technology in our online catalog.
When you see a piece you like, add it to your shopping cart and when you're ready to order, just check out.
Everything else is done for you.
If you have any problems using the shopping cart, online help is provided.
Any questions not addressed there may be sent to webmaster@canticanova.com.
As always, if you prefer you can use our Online Order Form, or make your order via e-mail, telephone, or US mail.
Enjoy shopping!!!
Using Our Indices
Four primary indices are provided, each giving access to a list of secondary indices grouped according to category.
The four primary indices are available via buttons on the left column of every page and include:
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Liturgical Index
This index includes the categories found in our printed catalog and in the previous version of the online catalog, including Choral Music, Hymns and Carols, Liturgical Settings, and more!
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Seasonal/Ritual Index
All our music is grouped here by Liturgical season (e.g. Advent, Christmas, Lent, etc.) and Church rituals (e.g. Marian, Eucharist, RCIA, etc.)
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Resource Index
Looking for pieces for your 2-part choir? Or those with chant? Or...? This index conveniently groups our catalog items according to the resources needed to perform each piece.
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Alphabetic Index
If you already know the name of the piece you want, this is where you want to look - all our music grouped alphabetically.
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