| Stabat Mater (V.118-7) Meditation for Good Friday Stabat Mater is set for
up-to-seven-part choir, as is the only setting within Ritual Chants not
to employ instruments, for those who wish to keep their Good Friday
services a capella (although an instrumental realization of unsung
choir parts may be employed by some directors). The choir part can be
effectively performed with or without any harmony part, and considering
the chant's 14 short verses, changing the ensemble from verse to verse
can add variety. Melody is indicated in both the bass and treble clefs,
there are 3 internal harmony parts, a bass line, and descant.
Ritual
Chants
are
a
collection of liturgical chants re-cast in a modern idiom, for use in
church services or in concerts. Most are for specific services, while
some are for general use. They are designed to be as practical as
possible, thus allowing their performance by ensembles of wide ranging
composition, ability level, and aesthetic direction (as is typical in
today's church music ministries). Their intent is to embue the ancient
chants with new vitality, and make them more engaging and accessible to
modern ears.
click here to view all 20 chants. Complete Score Pricing Policy for choral scores: I will mail a hard copy, and email a copy in PDF as a master, for each order. These copies bear the name of the ensemble on them, and serve as a license for: |
 Cover from Stabat Mater (The score to Stabat Mater is only one page long) |
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