Finding Catholic Music online

[PelagiathePenit]

My current church is rather folksy with their music choice. I grew up in a Catholic church that had that beautiful operatic singing or is that traditional Roman mass?
A few songs I enjoy and want to find online:
“Lamb of God you take away the sins of the world.”
“Glory to God in the highest.”
“Alleluia.”
“Hosanna in the highest.”

I love the strong organ and opera type singing. I’m not sure what it is called though. What is a traditional Roman mass?

 

[Jestersage]

My current church is rather folksy with their music choice. I grew up in a Catholic church that had that beautiful operatic singing or is that traditional Roman mass?
A few songs I enjoy and want to find online:
“Lamb of God you take away the sins of the world.”
“Glory to God in the highest.”
“Alleluia.”
“Hosanna in the highest.”

I love the strong organ and opera type singing. I’m not sure what it is called though. What is a traditional Roman mass?

Considering you hear them in vernacular language, it is not really Traditional Latin Mass (TLM), but possibly used the same Gregorian chant with English lyrics. Some church does that.

In TLM High mass, the choir will sing with Latin. All I know is that there is Mass-, where the will determine the melody. For example, my church today uses Mass XI.

As for the names in Latin:
Lamb of God => Angus dei
Glory to the god => Gloria
Alleluia (same) (it is depend on the Propers of the week)
Hosanna => Sanctus

I found this clip with the Gregorian chant. See if this is similar to what you have in mind (the melody may not match as even Gregorian chant comes with variety.)
youtube.com/watch?v=O3ETFI2U9RA

As for TLM, aka Tridentine mass, it is the mass as exist before 1962/Vatican II, where liturgy is in Latin, man are in shirts and dress pants, woman need to veil themselves, communion by kneeling and rail only, etc. What you have in mind is actually TLM-High Mass, where there are signing. Low Mass have no singing.
(Note: Before you go to any Tridentine mass, please check whether they are also in your diocese websites or hosted by FSSP. This is important)

Also, it could be worse. The geographical praish I belong to use Evangelical songs. Once even have 3 of the 5 are from that book.

 

[PelagiathePenit]

Considering you hear them in vernacular language, it is not really Traditional Latin Mass (TLM), but possibly used the same Gregorian chant with English lyrics. Some church does that.

In TLM High mass, the choir will sing with Latin. All I know is that there is Mass-, where the will determine the melody. For example, my church today uses Mass XI.

As for the names in Latin:
Lamb of God => Angus dei
Glory to the god => Gloria
Alleluia (same) (it is depend on the Propers of the week)
Hosanna => Sanctus

I found this clip with the Gregorian chant. See if this is similar to what you have in mind (the melody may not match as even Gregorian chant comes with variety.)
youtube.com/watch?v=O3ETFI2U9RA

As for TLM, aka Tridentine mass, it is the mass as exist before 1962/Vatican II, where liturgy is in Latin, man are in shirts and dress pants, woman need to veil themselves, communion by kneeling and rail only, etc. What you have in mind is actually TLM-High Mass, where there are signing. Low Mass have no singing.
(Note: Before you go to any Tridentine mass, please check whether they are also in your diocese websites or hosted by FSSP. This is important)

Also, it could be worse. The geographical praish I belong to use Evangelical songs. Once even have 3 of the 5 are from that book.

Yes it is the Gregorian chant with English lyrics. It is do dramatic. It is beautiful.

 

[MrsAngelala]

The type of singing you hear in church - when you think about operatic singing, for example, what you’re hearing is broadly defined as “classical” training - is a product of the surrounding culture. People sing what they hear. It’s getting harder and harder to find good singing in churches, and one of the reasons is that so much of the singing people hear in the culture nowadays is of objectively poor quality and even physiologically harmful.

The music you’re you’re looking for is a “Mass setting,” wherein a composer uses the texts for the Mass Ordinary and sets them in such a way that they all tie together. Usually the Gloria - the first part of the Ordinary we sing each week - contains all of the themes that are then used for the Holy Holy, Memorial Acclamation, Amen, and Lamb of God.

I think the (much) older Mass settings have numbers. The newer ones have names. To further complicate matters, the Mass settings which were composed after Vatican II had to be revised after the 2011 translation change. Some of the most popular were rewritten, such as the Mass of Creation, but many were not. We’re slowly building up a new repertoire of Masses.

You could ask the music director at your church if they recognize the tune you’re thinking of. Sing what you remember. Or, you could spend some time browsing YouTube to find the setting.

Good luck!

 

[MrsAngelala]

If you’re looking for the Gregorian chant with the English lyrics, it might be the Missal Mass, aka the ICEL Mass.

Is this setting what you’re looking for? It’s not typically sung with organ, though.

 

[pianistclare]

You’re talking about the music use in the Liturgy of the Mass.
There are TONS of Mass settings.
What Mass setting do they use at the Mass you go to?

 

[DignumEtJustum]

Everything you’ve mentioned is part of the Ordinary of the Mass which includes the Kyrie (Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy, Lord have mercy), the Gloria in Excelsis Deo (Glory to God in the Highest), the Sanctus (Holy, Holy, Holy), and the Agnus Dei (Lamb of God).

If you’re not hearing these at your current parish, regardless of the setting, there is a BIG problem!

I have no idea which settings you’re looking for. The St. Louis Jesuits were are are popular in the parish I grew up in though I’ve come to prefer more traditional Catholic Music.

This piece is the standard to which all Sacred Music is held.

This is one of my favorite chants.

Here’s a beautiful Mass.

And another.

I love the strong organ and opera type singing. I’m not sure what it is called though. What is a traditional Roman mass?

THIS! It’s still very much alive today, you just need to look for it. Your diocese likely has one or two parishes where it’s offered, and if it doesn’t it should.

 

[DignumEtJustum]

Everything you’ve mentioned is part of the Ordinary of the Mass which includes the Kyrie (Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy, Lord have mercy), the Gloria in Excelsis Deo (Glory to God in the Highest), the Sanctus (Holy, Holy, Holy), and the Agnus Dei (Lamb of God).

If you’re not hearing these at your current parish, regardless of the setting, there is a BIG problem!

I have no idea which settings you’re looking for. The St. Louis Jesuits were are are popular in the parish I grew up in though I’ve come to prefer more traditional Catholic Music.

This piece is the standard to which all Sacred Music is held.

This is one of my favorite chants.

Here’s a beautiful Mass.

And another.

What is a traditional Roman mass?

THIS! It’s still very much alive today, you just need to look for it. Your diocese likely has one or two parishes where it’s offered, and if it doesn’t it should.