Dominican Music and Chant
Dominican Chant- Dominican Chant and Dominican Identity by Fr. Innocent Smith O.P.(.pdf)
- Discussion on Hymns of Medieval Dominican Liturgies and their Texts and Melodies by Fr. Innocent Smith O.P.(.pdf)
- Hymns of the Dominican Missal and Breviary - 1943 - Fr Aquinas Byrnes O.P. (.pdf)
- How To Sing Plain Chant - Fr James Harrison, O.P. - 1920 - 104 pages - a compilation of practical instructions, definitions and rules which, if rightly understood and faithfully followed,will enable a choir to render well the beautiful melodies of the ancient chant of the Church (.pdf)
- "Good Christian Men Rejoice" Bl Henry Suso O.P. - Background and Original Stanzas (.docx)
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You cannot legally copy pages from the hymnal and hand them out although some publishers will allow you to copy one page for your personal use.
Musical Works published with a valid Copyright Notice of 1922 or after are NOT free to use.
You can list the hymn number of a copyrighted work on an agenda and use a hymnal to sing from.
The easiest way to understand this is that if it is already printed in a book then someone paid for the rights to print it and you can freely use the book and even tear out a page and use it.
But you cannot reprint it yourself. In this case, someone who bought the hymnal has already paid the copyright fee for you.
- Essentially ALL Sound Recordings are under copyright protection until 2067 in the United States. MP3 recordings listed here are for you to get a start on the first few notes of a non copyrighted hymn and not for redistribution or sale.
Understanding copyright laws for music and hymns made simple:
There are times when, as a Dominican, you may be asked to select the music for a particlar meeting or event, especially when a music minister or other professional music minister is not available. The following is a guide to assist you in making selections for the four major points in a mass where singing is appropriate. The Church offers advice on selecting music for every Sunday of the year but this resource may not be available to everyone.
Suggested Music - BOLD is copyright free. Other music can be freely used from a hymnal:
Ordinary Time:
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Processional:
- “Love Divine All Loves Excelling” by Charles Wesley ( .docx) ( .jpg) ( .mp3)
- “We Gather Together To Sing The Lord's Blessing” Anonymous ( .docx) ( .jpg) ( .mp3)
- “Come Holy Ghost Creator Blest" by Rabanus Maurus ( .docx) ( .jpg) ( .mp3)
- "For All The Saints, Who From Their Labor Rest" by William Walsham How (1864) ( .docx) ( .jpg) ( .mp3)
- Preparation of Gifts:
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Communion:
- “Take and Eat,” Michael Joncas
- "One Bread, One Body," John B. Foley
- Recessional:
Marian Days:
- Processional:
- Preparation of Gifts:
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Communion:
- “Hail Mary, Gentle Woman,” Carey Landry
- “O Holy Mary,” Owen Alstott
- “Holy is Your Name,” David Haas
- “Magnificat,” David Haas
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Recessional:
- “Salve, Regina,” SALVE REGINA
- “Sing of Mary, Pure and Lowly,” Ronald Palmer
Saint or Other Feast Day:
- Processional:
- Preparation of Gifts:
- Communion:
- Recessional:
Advent:
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Processional:
- “On Jordan's Bank the Baptist's Cry,” WINCHESTER NEW ( .docx) ( .jpg) ( .mp3)
- “O Come O Come Emmanuel” ( .docx) ( .jpg) ( .mp3)
- “O Come, Divine Messiah,” VENEZ DIVIN MESSIE ( .docx) ( .jpg) ( .mp3)
- “Comfort, Comfort, O My People,” GENEVA
- “Christ, Be Our Light,” Bernadette Farrell
- “Rejoice in the Lord Always,” REJOICE
- “Advent Gathering Song,” James Chepponis
- “Sing Hosanna To Our King,” John Angotti
- “Rejoice the Lord is King,” DARWALL's 148t
- “Come Emmanuel,” VENI EMMANUEL
- “God of All People,” David Haas
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Preparation of Gifts:
- Communion:
- Recessional:
Christmas:
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Processional:
- Good Christian Men Rejoice! - Nearly seven hundred years ago, a Dominican friar named Henry Suso had a vision of angels singing and dancing with joy about the birth of the Infant Jesus. The German preacher and mystic poet was soon swept up by the angelic song, and penned the Christmas hymn In Dulci Jubilo as a result. ( .mp3)
- Preparation of Gifts:
- Communion:
- Recessional:
Lent:
- Processional:
- Preparation of Gifts:
- Communion:
- Recessional:
Easter:
- Processional:
- Preparation of Gifts:
- Communion:
- Recessional:
- Processional:
- Preparation of Gifts:
- Communion:
- Recessional:
Funeral:
