the catholic choirbook

The Mass began and the choir, a rather large one, sang.  But they never sang by themselves. They are between choir directors so I think that they were not quite sure what to sing aside from the music for the congregation.

Years ago this was not a problem, since the St. Gregory Hymnal and Choir Book had music for the congregation plus a section of choir music.  If the choir director didn't show up you turned to the Adoramus Te, the O Sacrum Convivium or O Bone Jesu by composers the stature of Palestrina and Dubois, and you sang them.  Many members could sing them from memory. The St. Gregory Hymnal And Choir Book was a great resource for the parish Catholic church.

Benedict XVI has brought attention to the pressing need to follow the documents of the church and sing Gregorian Chant and polyphony of Palestrina and other great composers.

But there are few, if any, Catholic Choir Books today that contain this music readily available for choirs to sing from. Our new series we anticipate will fill a need by combining well-loved hymns with great music, all of it eminently suited for the Catholic Church.  Best-lovedd selections from the St. Gregory Hymnal and Choir Book are included.  The texts are balanced between English and Latin.

Why purchase? It is less expensive for us to print and ship these to you than copying and binding them yourselves...and we make a bit of profit, which supports the project for all of those choirs who have no money to buy music  Those who choose to download have the option of making a donation only if they are able.

Why free?  We want choirs to be prominent in the Catholic Church once again and they need good music to make this possible.   Please download the book and copy from it and share it with everyone you know.  It is legal, you have our permission to do this and we encourage you to do this.  There are English language Catholic congregations around the world who do not have access to affordable music for their choirs.  Making this available as a download gets this music into their choir lofts and the hearts of their people.

Thanks!

Noel Jones, AAGO

Creative Director

noeljones@usit.net

The Catholic Choirbook I

• Music for Unison, SA or TB and SATB

• Combining Historic Choral Works and Modern

• Beloved Catholic Hymns

• Large Size Format, 8" by 10"

• Clear, readable print size

• Light-weight, to be easy to hold

• Variety of music for unison, duet and four part singing

• Easy to challenging music

• Organ and practice accompaniments for all music

• Playable accompaniments for organ without pedals

• Clear, open score SATB 

• Durable with affordable cover and binding

• Generous Discounts when buying more than one

• No Copyrights - entire book is public domain or creative commons 3.0

• Creative Commons 3.0 - Copying & Sharing Permitted 

Contents: 

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The Catholic Choir Book II