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Order of Service Preparation Manual _______________________________________ PAGE 1 (Index) NATIONAL LITURGICAL MUSIC BOARD The National Liturgical Music Board is an advisory body established by the Australian Catholic Bishops under provisions 4.3 and 5.2 of the Mandate of the Bishops Commission for Liturgy for the purpose of advising the Commission and the National Liturgical Council on matters pertaining to music in Catholic liturgical worship. Members of the Liturgical Music Board are appointed for 3 year terms. 1. National Liturgical Board Members hyperlink to page 2 Current News: 2, Bishops approved Recommended List of Liturgical Music for use in Australia. (Hyperlink to Page 3) 3. Compostion of Mass Settings for the new English translations of the Ordo Missae (Hyperlink to Page 6) _______________________________________ PAGE 2 National Liturgical Music Board Membership Rev. Peter G. Williams (Chair), (NSW) Rev. Kenneth Howell, (QLD), Rev Christopher Willcock sj, (VIC), Mrs Cathy Murrowood, (TAS), Dr. Geoffrey Cox, (VIC), Mr. Bernard Kirkpatrick (Secretary) (NSW), Rev. Dr. William Jordan, (VIC), Mrs Jenny O'Brien (SA), Mr. Paul Taylor (VIC), Dr. William Griffiths (ACT) L-R: Chris Willcock, Cathy Murrowood, Ken Howell, Geoffrey Cox, Paul Taylor, Jenny O’Brien, Bill Jordan, Peter Williams, Bernard Kirkpatrick Music Resource Project Review Sub-Committees MUSIC SUB-COMMITTEE Dr. Geoffrey Cox (Director of Music, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Melbourne) Mr. Paul Taylor (Office for Worship / Organist – Melbourne) Mrs. Jenny O’Brien (Office for Worship – Adelaide) TEXT SUB-COMMITTEE Rev. Chris Willcock SJ (Composer / Melbourne) Rev. Dr. Bill Jordan (Musician/ Compiler of Catholic Worship Book – Melbourne) Rev. Tom Knowles SSS (Parish Priest – St. Francis Church – Melbourne) LITURGY SUB-COMMITTEE Rev. Ken Howell (Dean, St. Stephen’s Cathedral, Brisbane) Mrs. Cathy Murrowood (Liturgy Office – Hobart) Sr. Ursula O’Rourge sgs (Liturgist ) 4TH SUB –COMMITTEE - examining Music Resources in use in Catholic Schools / CEO etc. Sr. Elizabeth Murray sgs (Musician/Liturgist) Mrs. Donrita Reefman (Music Director – Holy Rosary Cathedral, Broken Bay) Mr. Justin Ankus (Organist - Broken Bay) - (retired Jan 2009) replaced by Mr. Paul Mason, (Musician & Pastoral Associate – Broken Bay) – Feb 2009 Executive Secretary: Mr. Bernard Kirkpatrick (Director of Music, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Parramatta & Seminary of the Good Shepherd, Sydney) Chairman of NLC Music Board Rev. Peter Williams _______________________________________ PAGE 3 Recommended List of Liturgical Music for Approved by the ACBC At the May 2009 plenary meeting of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, the list produced by the National Liturgical Music Board, of Recommended Hymns and liturgical songs required by “Liturgiam Authenticam” was presented to the bishops, who endorsed and approved it, in order to seek the formal “recognitio” from the Congregation for Divine Worship. 108……… the Conferences of Bishops, necessarily in collaboration with the national and diocesan Commissions and with other experts, shall provide for the publication of a directory or repertory of texts intended for liturgical singing. This document shall be transmitted for the necessary recognitio to the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments.” (From the Offices of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, 28 March,2001.) The list is the result of examinations and review by the National Liturgical Music Board members and music consultant sub-committees, of several thousand pieces of liturgical music contained in the principal resource hymn books available and used throughout the Catholic Church in Australia. The titles constitute a list of recommended hymns and liturgical songs suitable for Catholic worship in Australia, and is the first stage of the ongoing NLC Music Resource project to establish database resource on the ACBC web portal. At this stage, the list does not include lectionary music, such as responsorial psalms, as the translation versions to be chosen are still unknown. Ritual and Service music, including settings of the new English translations of the Ordo Missae, are not yet included, as musical settings are being sourced and the date for implementation to be finalised. Hyperlinks to PDF Downloads v Recommended list of Hymns & Liturigical Songs - Alphabetical listing by title [REFER TO PDF] v Hymns derived from Latin and Non-English sources [REFER TO PDF] Review Process The review process has been conducted by 3 separate Sub-committees [(1) Liturgical Evaluation (2) Textual evaluation (3) Musical evaluation] which review materials from the principal Liturgical music resources most commonly in use throughout the church in Australia. These include: Catholic Worship Book, Gather Australia, As One Voice, (Volumes 1 & 2) Together in Song, New Living Parish Hymnal. From these 5 Australian hymn resource collections, there are 1967 titles which have been evaluated. (excludes lectionary music and ritual music). The National Liturgical Music Board examined and discussed the music reviewed by each of the subcommittees and accepted 1027 titles for inclusion into the Liturgical Music List Those titles which required discussion because of concern about musical, textual quality or liturgical suitability were discussed by the general editorial board, giving consideration to factors such as pastoral necessity, for including (or excluding) a particular title in the final list. The issue of the sacred tetragrammaton was also discussed, and for pastoral reasons, some hymns remain on the list, but will require text adjustment to use an alternative name for addressing God. In response to the concerns of some bishops about the need to consider some materials in use which are not in the main hymnal collections as listed above, the Editorial board established a 4th Subcommittee, for the purpose of examining such material. A significant portion of the music used by youth and throughout catholic education systems also comes into this category. In this area of music, there are approximately 800 titles in 50 “albums” of published music commonly used through the catholic education sector. [Hyper link to] Editorial Notes and Review Method [PAGE 4] Evaluation Criteria [PAGE 5] _______________________________________ PAGE 4 Editorial Notes on the construction of the Hymn List 1) Content of the List Material The titles which the board voted to include on the list, were agreed upon after examining the results of each of the subcommittees who were assigned to examine 1) Music 2) Text and 3) liturgical suitability. Not all three subcommittees gave equal value to the hymns considered, and the final decision by the board to include or reject titles was made after weighing up all aspects. Where there were questions over suitability for inclusion, the board engaged in discussion and debate of the issues, to determine the balance of the outcome in favour or against. 2) Scope of the Review conducted by the NLC Music Board - in general, examination of titles was restricted to hymns and songs (excluding ritual/service music, lectionary music, ) - although as some ritual music and lectionary music does cross over into the area of general hymn/song usage, these have been included where it has been considered appropriate. E.g. the sequences of Easter and Pentecost, and canticles which properly belong to the Liturgy of the Hours. E.g Magnificat or Benedictus etc. In some cases, material which may form part of what is more strictly regarded as lectionary music – e.g. responsorial psalms, is sometimes or even commonly used as hymns and songs at Mass. In such cases, the most commonly identified titles have been added in an appendix at the end of the main alphabetical list. 3) Concerning the Appendix to the List In the case of the appendix Psalm material, these have not been evaluated by the subcommittees because the approved translations are not yet available for lectionary use. They are included for the reason that they are known to be sung frequently as hymns/songs throughout the liturgy, other than as the Responsorial Psalm in the Liturgy of the Word. When the approved translations are available, such a list will be made available in the future 4) Indexing method The board agreed on the preferred systemn of filing by “First line index” in alphabetical order. Where a hymn is sometime referred to be an alternative title, this is indicated in parentheses ( ), and using Title Case, and appears at the head of the list. The first line entry, will therefore appear in the body of the list. Where hymns may share the same first line but have different melodies, the composer or hymn name is generally given in < > to highlight the difference between them. 5) Variations in Hymn Texts and translation Versions Even though several versions of a hymn text or tune may appear on the list, with its references in the various Australian resources, it does not indicate the boards’ “preferred” version at this stage of creating a list, but simply indicates a number of “suitable” versions and where these may be sourced. The preferred text version will be determined at the stage of producing the NLC Music Resource database. Where a text version is particularly problematic, the reference in the relevant resources, has been left out of the list altogether to avoid usage of that particular version. 6) On the use of the Sacred Tetragrammaton The Music Board noted the instruction given by the Congregation for Divine Worship and Discipline of the
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