I’m looking at Gen Bryant‘s Mass For Youth, which is most singable and worthy of our attention. It would be nice if it became the default school mass setting in Australia.
The Amen does not seem to relate to the other parts of the mass, but there is certainly enough congruity between the other elements of the setting already.
Amen x3
Gen Bryant goes back to 4/4 for Mem Acc 3 and I was thinking it would be much the same as Mem Acc 1, but no – she has inserted some melodic invention to differentiate the two acclamations.
The sheet music for the whole mass is $A9.95 at Willow.
Save us, Saviour of the world,
For by your Cross and Resurrection
You have set us free.
From the Gen Bryant‘s Mass For Youth, Mem Acc 2.
This is a change up in 6/8 time that nonetheless ends in with similar melody to the other acclamations, but over different chords to Mem Acc 1.
When we eat this bread and drink this cup,
We proclaim your death, O Lord,
Until you come again.
Continuing looking at Gen Bryant‘s Mass For Youth, we have the Mem Acc 1. As noted yesterday, it carries forward the melodic themes of the Sanctus.
We proclaim your Death, O Lord,
and profess your Resurrection,
until you come again.
Gen Bryant‘s Sanctus from her Mass For Youth has matching melodic motifs with the Memorial Acclamations 1 and 3 and the Agnes Dei, which helps greatly from a learning perspective. There is mild syncopation and nice triplets to make things interesting.
Holy, Holy, Holy
Lord God of hosts.
Heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest. Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
Sam found this in a live stream:
Gen Bryant‘s Gospel Acclamation, in her Mass For Youth, uses the generically useful response:
Speak, O Lord your servant is listening, you have the words of everlasting life.
I’ve been thinking that this will have a primary use for school masses and so you won’t necessarily be looking for a response for a particular Sunday.
If there are any early adopters out there using this mass, it would be great to see then on YouTube.
She has arranged the piece for choir and cantor with them trading alleluias after the verse.
The sheet music for the mass can be purchased at Willow for $A9.95.
Sing along to learn the song.
Alleluia x4
Speak, O Lord your servant is listening, you have the words of everlasting life.
Alleluia (Alleluia) x3
Alleluia.
I haven’t reviewed a Mass setting in a long time after the rush of new settings when the words were made worse over a decade ago.
I note Gen Bryant‘s Mass For Youth is topping the sales at Willow, and although I don’t remotely qualify as “youth” I thought for $A10 for downloadable sheet music at Willow, you can’t go wrong, so I’d have a look.
There are also snippets of her singing part of the parts there, but I can find nothing else on the web to hear how she wants them played.
It appears she has been working on this since 2007 looking at the copyright information. Her Kyrie is most singable, which is always a good start.
My backing might be a touch slow, but sing along to see if you could use her mass.
Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy.
Christ have mercy, Christ have mercy.
Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy.
This is one for APMN members who have received the latest newsletter that has the lyrics and a link to sheet music for Beth Doherty‘s song, “Garden / Laudato Si”, which will be useful in the Season of Creation.
Since I can’t see where to access this outside of the link in the newsletter, I’ll let you look at the lyrics there and access the sheet music if you are a member of the APMN.
The YouTube clip has been taken down for some reason, so I don’t know what style she had in mind. Even though the sheet music is in the very unfriendly key of C#, I still made a backing.
I’ll finish with Erwin Cabucos songs for now with this Christmas Song. He is admirably prolific, so I expect to have more to look at in the future. He is an Australian hymn writer based in a parish music setting, and I hope is part of an encouraging development for local church music.
I was hoping for some more specifically Southern hemisphere reference in the family orientated text, because I have got sick of singing about cold weather at Christmas. He, however, keeps it carefully nonspecific. Let’s see – for Queensland he could have referenced thunderstorms interrupting carols by candlelight, praying for no cyclones, Jacarandas still blooming or just sweating profusely in a poorly air conditioned church playing Christmas Mass.
The sheet music can be purchased at sheetmusicplus.
My backing is, once again, in a completely different style to Erwin’s backing.
1 ‘Tis the holly you hang welcoming everyone.
‘Tis the presents we place by the tree near the stairs.
‘Tis the twinkling of lights that brighten the nights
That let me know that Christmas is upon us.
Chorus
Behind these symbols, lies the true Christmas.
It’s the time we share, love, joy, hope and peace.
And the greatest Christmas is God with us,
Gifting our lives with his Son Jesus Christ.
2 ‘Tis the Santa that gives lots of toys from a sleigh,
The nativity set that you made with some hay.
The carol that takes me to my happy old days
Let me known that Christmas is upon us.
Chorus
3 ‘Tis the bountiful lunch you prepared for us.
‘Tis the holiday trip that brought a smile to my face.
‘Tis the time that we spend with family and friends,
Let me know that Christmas is well upon us.
© 2024 Erwin Cabucos
This is a sprightly hymn of praise by Erwin Cabucos that would be a great recessional. It seems to be inspired by several psalms. I think it would be a good song for young people to sing as well.
The sheet music can be purchased at sheetmusicplus.
This was a fun song to make a backing for, especially letting Band in a Box improvise some sax over the intro and instrumental verse.
1 Lord you are my light, in darkness you are my guide.
I know I will be safe for you’re always by my side.
Amid the falsehoods that blur and blind my sight
With you I will see truth I long to find.
Chorus
I praise you, Lord, forever I rejoice for you’re my God.
I won’t fret and I won’t worry.
I can do all things through you who strengthens me.
2 Lord, you are my strength in my weakness you’re my force.
I know I will be saved from the side of my foes.
In my struggles, I’m down and weary
With you I bear the seal of victory.
Chorus
3 Lord, you heal me, you bund up my wound.
I know I will be kept in the safety of your tent.
In my aches and pains that feel my flesh fails
With you my health and spirit prevail.
Chorus
Instrumental verse (or whistling)
Chorus
© 2024 Erwin Cabucos
