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Communion Psalms for the Liturgical Year
20168871
20168871

Communion Psalms for the Liturgical Year by Gary Penkala Unison Choir - Sheet Music

By Gary Penkala
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Communion Psalms for the Liturgical Year by Gary Penkala Unison Choir - Sheet Music
Unison voices or solo voice, organ, (handbells)

SKU: C5.3020

Composed by Gary Penkala. Text: Scripture. Easy Communon Psalms for Advent, Christmastide, Lent and Eastertide. Communion. Published by CanticaNOVA Publications (C5.3020).

Our collection of Communion Psalms for the Liturgical Seasons promotes the ideal, as stated in the Roman Missal, of a congregational antiphon repeated between verses of a psalm sung by cantor or choir during the Communion Procession. Each season (Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter) has its own antiphon drawn from Scripture. The antiphons are set to an easily-sung melody, accompanied by organ, with Christmas and Easter antiphons also employing a few handbells. Psalm texts from the New American Standard Bible are pointed to be sung to original psalm tone formulas. A single communion antiphon helps the people delineate a season, while the selected psalm for each Sunday allows for a variety of themes to be explored. Each psalm concludes with the Doxology and the number of verses used may be adapted to suit the time of Communion. This collection is a wholly appropriate way to reinstitute the early Christian tradition of chanting psalms during liturgical processions. While it is not a vehicle for singing the exact Communion antiphon for every Sunday, it does provide a first step in using these Propers, by offering seasonal antiphons and by familiarizing the musicians and congregation with the traditional pattern of the Propers.

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