Music Suggestions The Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary [Vigil Mass]
See CNP's suite for a Marian Feast.
Hymns:
- Christian People, Here Assembled (Ledoux/Penkala) CNP Catalog #4421
- Hail, Blessed Virgin Full of Grace (CH #314)
- Hail, Holy Queen Enthroned Above (AH #530, CBW #610, CH #312, HPSC #170, ICEL #112, PMB #180, WIII #702, CHB #146, SMH #330)
- Hail, Queen of Heaven, the Ocean Star (AH #539, CH #315, PMB #176, ICEL #113, CBW #614, SMH #327)
- Hear Our Prayer, O Gentle Mother (HH #295)
- Mary, How Lovely the Light of Your Glory (WIII #711)
- O Be Glad, My Soul, Rejoice [Magnificat] (HPSC #233)
- O Christ, the World's Salvation (Dennis DiPaolo) CNP Catalog #4423
- Sing of Mary (AH #543, CBW #613, CH #323, HPSC #299, PMB #184, WIII #404, SMH #525)
- Sing We of the Blessed Mother (CD #840)
- Stainless the Maiden (CH #333, SMH #538)
- AH = The Adoremus Hymnal, Ignatius Press
- CBW = Catholic Book of Worship II / Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops
- CD = Cantate Domino / Hymnal Supplement, GIA Publications, Inc.
- CH = The Collegeville Hymnal, The Liturgical Press
- CHB = The Catholic Hymn Book [London Oratory], Gracewing Publishers
- HH = Hymnal of the Hours, GIA Publications, Inc.
- HPSC = Hymns, Psalms & Spiritual Canticles, out of print but excellent
- ICEL = ICEL Resource Collection, GIA Publications, Inc.
- PMB = People's Mass Book, World Library Publications, Inc.
- SMH = The Saint Michael Hymnal, Saint Boniface Church, Lafayette IN
- WIII = Worship, 3rd Edition, GIA Publications, Inc.
Liturgical Music:
Choral Music:
- "Ave Maria" (Arcadelt / Angelini) CNP Catalog #7012
- "Ave Maria" (Victoria / Angelini) CNP Catalog #7012
- "Magnificat" (Jacques Berthier) [GIA Publications]
- "Magnificat" (Ciro Grassi) [Saint Gregory Hymnal]
- "Magnificat brevis" (Gary Penkala) CNP Catalog #5070
- "Mary, the Dawn" (Justin Mulcahy) see Pius X Hymnal
- "O gloriosa Virginum" (R.E. Smith) [GIA Publications]
- "O Lord, Arise" (Thomas Weelkes) [Oxford]
- "Salve Regina" (Gregorian chant) CNP Catalog #2003
- "Tota pulchra es, Maria" (J. William Greene) CNP Catalog #5210
Organ Music:
- "Ave Maria" from Two Chant Meditations for Organ (Kevin Waters, SJ) CNP Catalog #6042
- "Fuga sopra Magnificat" (J.S. Bach) [Orgelwerke VII - Peters 246]
- "Hail, Holy Queen" (Robert Hebble) [For the Masses - The Sacred Music Press]
- "Improvisation on Salve Regina" (Robert Hebble) [For the Masses - The Sacred Music Press]
- "Mach's mit mir Gott" (J.G. Walther, J.C. Kittel)
- "Maestoso: Five Processionals" (Calvert Shenk) CNP Catalog #6030
- "Maria zart, von elder Art" (Arnolt Schlick) [Church Organist's Golden Treasury II - Oliver Ditson Co]
- "Marian Antiphons" (Marcel Dupré)
- "Meditation on Pleading Savior" (Fred Binckes) [The Sacred Organ Journal, Vol.12, No.4 - Lorenz]
- "Meine Seele erhebet den Herrn" (J.S. Bach)
- "Offertory on Pleading Savior" (David Paxton) [Organist, Septmeber 1982]
- "Pleading Savior" (George Lachenauer) [Organist's Companion, July 2000 - McAfee Music Corp]
- "Plein jeu" from Magnificat (Jean François Dandrieu)
- "Postlude on Sicilian Mariners" (Alfred Fedak)
- "Prière a Notre Dame" (Léon Boëlmann)
- "Ricercare on Ave Maria klare" (J.K.F. Fischer) [Consoliere IV-4 - World Library Publ]
- "Rosa mystica" from Messa della Madonna (P. Ermanno Vandelli)
- "Salve Regina" (Sr. Teresine Fonder) [Twenty-six Miniatures]
- "Salve Regina" (R. Keldermans) [Consoliere V-2]
- "Sing of Mary" (Robert Hebble) [For the Masses - The Sacred Music Press]
- "Sortie on a Marian Hymn" (Alexandre Guilmant)
- "Toccata on Salve Regina" (Hermann Schroeder) [Die Marianischen Antiphonen - Schott]
- "Toccata on Salve Regina" (Everett Titcomb) [H.W. Gray - St.Cec.Ser. 790
Liturgical Hints & Ideas:
The readings for the Vigil Mass of the Assumption speak of God's preparation for the salvific act of his Son, and Mary's role in it.
The honor bestowed on the Blessed Virgin is a theme for today's liturgy.
Music of a more reflective nature might better suit the vigil Mass; save the loud rejoicing for tomorrow.
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