Assignment 18
(5 points)
Liturgical Calendar, Proper of the Mass, and Music Planning for the
Liturgy (This assignment is most appropriate for musicians.)
A. Read the following text:
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Schaefer, Catholic Church Music Through the Ages, Chapters One and Three
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Colleen Carter, “The Motets of Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina in Contemporary Liturgy,” BA thesis (Gonzaga Universtiy, 2006). Pay particular attention to the concordance table, linking the Proper chants of the Tridentine Mass to their appropriate place in the Novus ordo Mass. LINK
B. Access the following link: http://www.cpdl.org (Choral Public Domain Library) and familiarize yourself with the music that is available on the site.
C. Download the LITURGICAL CALENDAR, PROPER OF THE MASS, MUSIC PLANNING WORKSHEET.
D. Using the texts and the Choral Public Domain Library, make a list of compositions from www.cpdl.org that relate to the Proper chants listed on the worksheet. Complete the answer sheet and submit it electronically to edwardschaefer@edwardschaefer.net.
E. Grading
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The following scale will be used for all grades, including the final grade.
A 94-100 %
B 88-93 %
C 78-87 %
D 70-77 %
F 69% or lower.
This scale will be used to apply the appropriate number of points earned for each assignment. For example, an assignment worth 10 points that is graded as an A assignment will earn between 9.4 and 10 points