![]() Only the general fact that the Church backed away from their use, which from some fact checking of my memory right now, was an intentional change on the part of Saint Pius X: I admit, I don't really know the intended role the signature polyphonic Masses filled. I don't think Panis Angelicus in that example was liturgical, but a hymn appropriate to a moment when the liturgical prayers were not taking place. They should not require a skilled vocalist to sing, nor be merely trendy, yet they should be solemn and dignified. I'm neither a liturgical nor musical scholar, but my rough understanding is part of the reason for this is the primary liturgical use is the prayers, which are to be prayed by the priest and acolyte, and in the post-Vatican II liturgy, by the congregation as well. The Church acknowledges Gregorian chant as specially suited to the Roman liturgy: therefore, other things being equal, it should be given pride of place in liturgical services.īut other kinds of sacred music, especially polyphony, are by no means excluded from liturgical celebrations, so long as they accord with the spirit of the liturgical action (Sacrosanctum Concilliam) The current formal liturgical guidance comes from Vatican II, which affirms that Gregorian chant is generally preferred: ![]() Is polyphony frowned upon by most people? Are there any formal, liturgical restrictions for the chanting? Many of these communities have choirs and try their best to sing polyphony during Offertory and Communion and will practice polyphonic Mass settings for major Feast Days. Gregory Hymnal which has many pieces that can be sung for full choir or reduced voices.Īs to your question regarding how usual this is, I happen to live in a part of the US (New Jersey to be specific) where I can access 10 different TLMs within a hour's drive (12 if I include out of state TLMs). There is also plenty to choose from the St. Some fan favorite motets include Byrd's Ave Verum, Palestrina's Sicut Cervus, and Victoria's Ave Maria. Also, it seems many of the TLM choirs in my area have Byrd's Mass for Three Voices and Palestrina's Missa Brevis in their repertoire. In my experience, a relatively simple Mass setting I've sung recently is Antonio Lotti's Mass for Three Voices. There are many options to choose from, depending on the size and skill of the choir. I was wondering how usual this is? Is polyphony frowned upon by most people? Are there any formal, liturgical restrictions for the chanting? In the country I am from, I've never heard a schola sing polyphonically, plain and simply (pun intended).īy the way, the terms you're looking for are "polyphonic motets" or "polyphonic Mass settings" Moreover they argue it just sounds better. The idea is that the bass was simply not written in the manuscripts, as it was too obvious and wouldn't have needed specific notation. I've encountered some, mostly French, scholas, that opt for a Byzantine-style ison tone (lower bass note) when singing Graduale propriums. that would fit in with the standard Graduale repertoire (obviously not Mozart's Requiem.)? What are your favourite polyphonic chants, suitable for Latin mass, i.e. But after hearing this, I would love to start expanding the repertoire a bit by adding such polyphonic Latin chants. Why my surprise? Well, I've only ever heard monophonic chanting in the Latin masses I attend (and sing in). It turns out many other scholas sing this chant during their masses as well, which surprised me. But then suddenly Casciolini's polyphonic Panis Angelicus echoes through at 31:42. During this beautiful Latin Mass, most chants are plain, as usual.
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