It accompanies the asperges, the ritual at the beginning of mass where the celebrant sprinkles the congregation with holy water. It is sung from the easter vigil throughout the liturgical season of eastertide paschaltide until the feast of pentecost. It accompanies the asperges, the ritual at the beginning of mass where the celebrant sprinkles the congregation with baptismal water it is sung from easter sunday throughout the liturgical season of eastertide until the feast of pentecost. Vidi aquam is the name of an antiphon, which may be sung during the latin rite catholic mass. It precedes every other ceremony that may take place before the mass, such as the blessing of palms or of candles.
Peters abbey, solesmes, has released this second volume of popular chants with selections that include te deum, stabat mater, ave maria, chants for the liturgical year from advent to pentecost, chants devoted to our lady and the blessed sacrament and the. Music for high mass is also included asperges and vidi aquam, together with the. If celebrated, the penitential rite that follows next is then skipped. All about the music we do at sacred heart church in west warwick, rhode island, from the music list of the day to descriptions and stories behind certain music selections. Sprinkling rite asperges me in english ordinary form. Fine e maj7 fa cti e sunt, et bd di cent, csus4 cm cme qua i sta, bd cm7 dsus4 dm b. The ezekiel 47 text is used to accompany the ceremonial sprinkling of holy water, and is a version of the prophets vision of water flowing from the temple. Video vidi aquam organ accompaniment by jeff ostrowski. From easter to pentecost, the vidi aquam is sung instead of the asperges. Miserere mei, deus, secundum magnam misericordiam tuam. Andrew green, osb, wrote a famous simplification of the vidi aquam in the 1940s. Apr 19, 2015 n organist version of the vidi aquam composed by monsignor jules van nuffel 18831953, one of the teachers of flor peeters. Music by michael ward, prayer of the faithful for the. Taken from psalm 50, these words accompany the sprinkling rite at the outset of mass.
Dom prosper gueranger explains in the liturgical year the sentiments we should have during this significant rite. Glory be to the father, and to the son, and to the holy spirit. Chant the liturgy with wellknown melodies following the success of gregorian melodies. It accompanies the asperges, the ritual at the beginning of mass where the celebrant sprinkles the congregation with baptismal water. And the traditional community is never short of creativity. Latinenglish with 2010 icel english translation annunciation catholic church please return booklet to usher march 1, 2015. A section at the back includes common tones for the asperges vidi aquam, preces, gloria patri, etc. Curator sacred music resource center sacred heart monastery yankton, south dakota, 57078. The text of the antiphon is drawn from the vision of the temple in ezechiel 47. Have mercy on me, o god, according to thy great mercy.
The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. If you use and like, thank you to consider support donation. After weve admitted the possibility of including gregorian chant in the playlist of groceries, the next obvious question, of course, is which chants, then, are appropriate for the grocery. Victime paschali laudes gregorian chant vidi aquam gregorian chant collections 17 collections by or with. Apr 17, 2015 these holy aspirations have an even greater application during eastertide as seen by the words of the vidi aquam antiphon, which have a double allusion. Give thanks to the lord, for he is good, for his mercy endures forever. His exact words were, the vidi aquamits a pretty little thing but excessively extends. It consists of an antiphon, a psalm verse and the doxology. Does anyone know of a link online where i can view these two prayers with the latin and english beneath the chant notation so that i can use them to refer to. N organist version of the vidi aquam composed by monsignor jules. The english chant is loosely inspired more by the principal melodic elements of mode viii than by the specifics of the original latin melody.
Alleluias are added to the ostende nobis and its et salutare. Dec 30, 2008 a section at the back includes common tones for the aspergesvidi aquam, preces, gloria patri, etc. In eastertide and only during eastertide, the vidi aquam i saw water chant replaces the asperges me thou shalt sprinkle me, o lord during the asperges, the traditional sprinkling rite at the start of the mass, when the priest splashes the congregation with holy water. The following music and texts may be reproduced free of charge in printed form, for noncommercial purposes, in publications not for sale, by parishes, dioceses, schools, and religious communities, provided that the acknowledgment which appears at the foot of each page is included. All, except easter season when vidi aquam is sung use. Both include a kyriale of chant settings of the ordinary music of the mass kyrie, gloria, sanctus, and agnus dei, chant settings of the nicene creed, and music for the sprinkling of blessed water asperges me and vidi aquam. Art of sound music vidi aquam aos306 vidi aquam alternates tenor and bass chant with four voice polyphony to create a texture reminiscent of a renaissance motet.
Vidi aquam is the name of an antiphon, which is sung during the latin rite catholic mass. The exsultet also known as the easter proclamation is sung at the opening of the easter vigil, just after the entry and procession with the paschal candle and the threefold singing of the light of christ verseresponse. The gregorian chant is transcribed from the vatican official books with the exception of a number of melodies taken from the solesmes books. I see i see the water pouring forth pouring forth from the temple and all those all those who drink all those all those who drink are saved. Apr 29, 2008 in eastertide and only during eastertide, the vidi aquam i saw water chant replaces the asperges me thou shalt sprinkle me, o lord during the asperges, the traditional sprinkling rite at the start of the mass, when the priest splashes the congregation with holy water. The psalm excerpt is the first verse of psalm 117 in the vulgate hebrew 118. The final verses of this psalm tell us that the sacrifice pleasing to god is a contrite spirit, a fitting meditation as we prepare for the eucharistic sacrifice. N organist version of the vidi aquam composed by monsignor jules van nuffel 18831953, one of the teachers of flor peeters. One of the joyful features of paschaltide is the substitution of singing the asperges antiphon during the rite of sprinkling holy water just before the sunday high mass with the paschal antiphon of vidi aquam. The vidi aquam text has been used during paschaltide since the 12th century. A cumulative index of gregorian chant sources by mary jane klimisch, o. Schola sanctae scholasticae gregorian chant hymns resources to promote learning of gregorian chant. Popular chants, volume i, the monastic choir of st. Apr 05, 2011 gregorian chant notation from the liber usualis 1961, p.
Accompagnement dorgue des chants liturgiques gagnon, ernest antiphonale gregorian chant. The counterpoint and resulting harmonies, however, are clearly contemporary without ever straying too far from their tonal base. Different parts of the text are treated to contrasting musical ideas, including extended melismatic uppervoice passages and mainly homophonic fullchoir sections, and the undulating organ part represents the flowing water of the text. The parish book of chant expanded second edition a manual of gregorian chant and a liturgical resource for scholas and congregations including order of sung mass for both ordinary and extraordinary forms of the roman rite with a complete kyriale, along with chants and hymns for occasional and seasonal use and their literal english translations. Now, to complete the card, i need the english words beneath the notation and latin words. Thou shalt wash me, and i shall become whiter than snow. The chant in these booklets provides the foundation for much of the other music in our catalog. Original text and translations may be found at vidi aquam. To participate in the discussions on catholic church music, sign in or register as a forum member, the forum is a project of the church music association of america. Sprinkling rite, at the beginning of mass taken from psalm 50, these words accompany the sprinkling rite at the outset of mass. Vidi aquam gabriel jackson oxford university press. The asperges is so called from the words intoned at the beginning of the ceremony, taken from psalm 50. It is first sung as an antiphon at the easter vigil.
Rehearsal video vidi aquam with organ accompaniment. Vidi aquam is the antiphon for the sprinkling of water at the beginning of mass during eastertide. Vidi aquam i saw water flowing from the temple, from its righthand side, alleluia. Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in s. Pdf typeset by editor wrshannon 201262 editor giovanni vianini. Gregorian chant notation from the liber usualis 1961, p. Gregorian chant composer play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical. Pdf download organ accompaniment by jeff ostrowski. Both include a kyriale of chant settings of the ordinary music of the mass kyrie, gloria, sanctus, and agnus dei, chthant settings of the nicene cdcreed, and music for the sprinkling of blessed water asperges me and vidi aquam. Vidi aquam in paschal time from easter sunday until pentecost inclusive domine, hyssopo, et mundabor.
Youll find chants of the church in modern notation. I am designing a nice asperges me vidi aquam prayer card for mass with full chant notation. A catholic hymnal that doesnt mimic or build upon protestant hymnals. Public domain for 20 years we provide a free and legal service for free sheet music. The final verses of this psalm tell us that the sacrifice pleasing to god is a contrite spirit, a fitting meditation as we prepare for the eucharistic. Asperges me prayer chant notation traditional catholicism. I saw water flowing from the right side of the temple, alleluia. As a result, both the chant and new music may be used together to introduce a congregation to a particular piece of chant, or to help unify the music within a particular liturgical celebration. Its a very long chant that in the episcopal church is usually assigned to a deacon, although anybody including a layperson may sing it that proclaims the joy of.
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