About Through-Singing the Eucharistic Prayer
Bill Gartig
Historians of liturgy tell us that long ago it was not just the Sursum corda and the Conclusion of the Great Thanksgiving that were chanted by the priest. The entire prayer, from start to finish, was chanted. A through-setting of Prayer C has long been available in the organist’s edition of the Hymnal 1982, and these settings of mine are meant to do the same for Prayers A and B.
I have now also posted my revised through-setting (in Gregorian notation) of Eucharistic Prayer D in Mozarabic chant. This difficult-to-sing setting is only for the most vocally able and ambitious.
| Prayer II | Chanted throughout, simple tone |
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| Prayer A | Chanted throughout, simple tone |
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| Prayer B | Chanted throughout, simple tone |
| Prayer D | Mozarabic chant (pre- Sanctus ) |
| Mozarabic chant (post- Sanctus ) |
| Confession (Rite I) | At the Celebration of a Bishop ( The English Gradual ) |
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| Prayer 1 | Preface (Solemn tone) |
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| Prayer 2 | Preface (Solemn tone) (with "male and female") |
| Prayer 3 | Preface (Solemn tone) |
| Concluding Doxologies | For Prayers 1, 2, and 3 |