Graduale Simplex in English

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Aristotle Esguerra has done it again: he’s set much of the graduale simplex to harmony, and in english, AND in modern notation, for all of you who prefer that. He has the entire graduale done, except advent, christmas and ordinary time, and those can be commissioned for as little as $100 a piece (or $200 with a two day completion deadline), if you need them.

The Choral Graduale Simplex: English SATB adaptations of Graduale Simplex processional propers: current list

Here’s an example of one: PDF | Midi (antiphon only)

They are usable in many different ways, including:

SATB choir
Cantor/unison choir (top line) and organ/piano
Cantor/unison choir a capella

I’d encourage you to check out these, and take advangage of these option two propers (see GIRM no 48) that are simple, lovely and dignified!

I’d especially like to point out the palm sunday antiphon that any choir could use.
 
But I wonder if there will ever be a normal Simplex in English but with normal neumes.
 
YoungTradCath said:
But I wonder if there will ever be a normal Simplex in English but with normal neumes.
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It wouldn’t be that hard, considering the music is already written. Maybe Aristotle has that on his agenda in the future. In fact, I’ve already transcribed one or two into neumes. Maybe I’ll post them if I find them,
 
Samples look great. I appreciate it being in regular music notation rather than chant notation. I wish more composers would use both. While I can read simple chant the more complex is beyond my capabilities. Very few choir members read regular notation let alone chant.
 
cspb56 said:
Samples look great. I appreciate it being in regular music notation rather than chant notation. I wish more composers would use both. While I can read simple chant the more complex is beyond my capabilities. Very few choir members read regular notation let alone chant.
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That’s the great part about these: you can sing the top line unaccompanied for a wonderful english chant sound, or you can accompany unison singing on the organ, or even sing SATB, or other things. It’s very versatile.

You can also get more verses from the same psalm if more is needed to cover the liturgical action, for example, a long procession, or if incense is used.
 
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