Bøger af Noel Jones

Sacred Music Library is proud to present the last in our first series of books of organ music for the Liturgical Year. After the great Feasts of Easter and Pentecost, and the solemnity of Trinity Sunday and Corpus Christi, we embark upon the long summer and fall days of Ordinary Time, which can seem to stretch inexorably into a never-ending future. Without an overarching "theme" it can be a challenge to keep a sense of musical direction in a period where there are few feast days. Noel Jones has met this challenge and has succeeded in creating a truly useful selection of pieces that will make Ordinary Time fizz with interest and musical satisfaction. When Noel first talked about this project with me, we both agreed that it would be great to "over deliver". By that, we wanted to see volumes that would have more music than any other comparable volume on the market; enough that organists would be able to return year after year and still gain something new. I believe that this has proved to be the case, and a discussion with a Quarterly subscriber at the recent NPM Convention in Cincinnati has shown this to be true. is particular organist said that it would probably take him five years to play all the music in these volumes. That is exactly what we wanted this series of books to be. In addition to a broad selection of preludes and postludes, Noel has also established a Wedding section in this volume, where you may find excellent choices for the lengthy wedding preludes that we are often called upon to fill. In addition, Noel has included some more choral anthems. This was an excellent idea in the last issue, and it allows these timeless works to be heard at mass, even where there is not a choir available to sing them in their original form. Their harmonic structure is uniquely suited for inclusion in the sacred liturgy. This set of four books has truly been a labor of love. Noel has maintained its high standard of excellence throughout, both in terms of the music selected, and the quality of the engraving. In this he has been sup- ported and assisted with great diligence and skill by his wife, Ellen Doll Jones, a professional organist of high caliber herself, together with the excellent team of engravers at Frog Music Press. The Verdin Co. has been honored to be associated with such an impressive and important contribution to the musical resources available to Catholic Church musicians, and we hope that all four volumes will continue to provide you with a rich source of inspiration for many years to come. Neil Weston Cincinnati

These hymns have been adapted for playing on the organ. How are they different? When playing hymns on the organ or piano from a hymnal, the sound is less than desirable and not what the composer intended. Words that have multiple syllables must have a note for every syllable. This creates a challenge for those of us that play the organ or piano because sometimes we must play them as written, other times we play them as tied notes, so our playing does not sound "choppy". Organists who have had the rare opportunity to study hymnplaying are taught to do this automatically, on the fly. We have written these hymns out to make them sound better on the keyboard. You are playing the same notes that are being sung, but in a way that balances out the sound coming from our instrument.The background of this hymnal: "Music and silence-how I detest them both!" --Screwtape, under-secretary to the devil, The Screwtape Letters by C. S. LewisIt's easy to see why the enemies of mankind would hate and fear both sacred silence and sacred music. Both bring joy, spur contemplation, and draw the soul nearer to the Lord. Both have been part of our private prayer as well as our communal liturgy for thousands of years.The Psalms--biblical songs of praise, supplication, and wonder--have been sung for three thousand years. Naturally, Jesus, His disciples, and later the early Christian community also sang hymns (from the Greek word meaning "songs of praise"), as The New Testament makes clear.We sing because we love, and sung praise elevates our words, takes them out of the realm of the commonplace, and increases our joy. The holy pleasure of singing to God involves the entire person--spirit, heart, mind, and body--and unites us not only with the Divine but also with one another as a worshiping community. This collection of hymns for the singing Catholic congregation exemplifies the best of the genre. These songs are religiously orthodox, beautiful, sacred, and--for the most part--familiar. But here you will also find worthy hymn tunes and texts that are new to you.And at the conclusion of Mass, a suitable hymn can send the people forth with the praise of Almighty God on their lips.May this book bring joy to all who sing from it! You may want to begin by buying a few books for the organist and cantor or singers for funeral Masses where many of the older. beloved hymns are requested, more for the choir and eventually, the entire congregation. Having this full-harmony hymnal in the hands of the congregation will work to improve the singing of your people. Let the musicians in your congregation sing in their own voice, which has always been the goal of hymn composers! This is a permanent hymnal, totally immune to translation changes to the Mass or the Readings - the next planned for 2025 - as these hymns are the original texts with no modern text updates.

A collection of 62 Motets and Anthems from The Catholic Choirbooks 1-5 plus 57 hymns old and new in one book for use by choirs. Choir training pages for music directors to assist in building choir tone and ability to accompany this book are on the website, www.thecatholicchoirbook.com. MOTETS & ANTHEMS Adoramus Te Christe - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina Adoramus Te Christe - Francesco Gasparini Adoramus Te Christe - Orlando di Lasso Adoramus Te Christe - William Byrd Adoramus Te Christe - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina Adoramus Te Christe - Theodore Dubois Alleluia Al Vangelo - Andrea Gabrieli Almighty And Everlasting God - Orlando Gibbons Angelus Autem Domino - Felice Anerio Assumpta Est - Peter Phillips Ave Maria - Jacob Arcadelt Ave Maria - Robert Parsons Ave Maria - Anton Bruckner Ave Maria - William Byrd Ave Maria - Giacomo Fogliano Ave Maria - Francisco Guerrero Ave Regina Coelorum - Guillaume Dufay Ave Verum - Edward Elgar Ave Verum Corpus - William Byrd Ave Verum - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Beati Quorum Via - Charles Villiers Stanford Cantate Domino - Giuseppi Pitoni Cantate Domino - Hans Leo Hassler Cantate Domino - Daniel Friderici Cantate Domino - Giovanni Andrea Cima Cantate Domino - Giovanni Croce Cantate Domino - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Crucifixus - Antonio Lotti Crux Fidelis - King John IV of Portugal Domine Deus - Antonio Lucio Vivaldi God So Loved The World - John Goss God So Loved The World - John Stainer Hear My Prayer, O Lord - Henry Purcell Hide Not Thou Thy Face - Richard Farrant If Ye Love Me - Thomas Tallis Jesu Dulcis Memoria - Tomás Luis de Victoria Jesu! Rex Admirabilis - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina Locus Iste - Anton Bruckner Lord, For Thy Tender Mercy's Sake - Richard Farrant Miserere Mei - Tomás Luis de Victoria Miserere Mei - Antonio Lotti Non Nobis Domine - Tune of Philip Van Wilder O Bone Jesu - Michelangelo Grancini O Bone Jesu - Marc'Antonio Ingegniere O Magnum Mysterium - Pedro de Cristo O Magnum Mysterium - Tomás Luis de Victoria O Sacrum Convivium - Roberto Remondi O Sacrum Convivium - Edward D'Evry Panis Angelicus - Louis Lambillotte Prayer Of King Henry IV - Henry G. Ley Remember, Remember Not - Henry Purcell Salve Regina - Sigismund Ritter von Neukomm Stabat Mater - Giovanni Battista Pergolesi Tantum Ergo - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina Tantum Ergo - Déodat de Sévrác Tantum Ergo - Kevin Allen Thou Knowest Lord - Henry Purcell Kyrie - William Byrd Gloria - William Byrd Credo - William Byrd Sanctus - William Byrd Agnus Dei - William Byrd Plus 57 hymns, some published here for the first time. All music may be legally copied and shared.

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