Starting in Advent of 2011, we will be using the new ICEL translation of the Roman Missal. This new translation was created in response to Liturgiam Authenticam, a 2001 instruction from the Vatican on how we can improve our vernacular translations.
Yesterday, I composed a “Glory To God In The Highest” (Gloria) using this new translation. My intention was to create a dignified setting that was not too long, would not become tiresome over the years, yet was easy enough for an average congregation to sing well. Feel free to download the organ accompaniment, Mp3 audio file, vocalist score (Modern Notation), or the vocalist score (Gregorian Notation): Here is the link.
Here is an example of how this Gloria (named in honor of Bl. Ralph Sherwin) sounds:
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1 Corey Spacht says...
Very well written. It is a simple yet strikingly beautiful melody. I wish other settings of the Gloria were this dignified. I hope others use your score as an example of what modern Catholic music should sound like.
Posted at 2:06 p.m. on January 18, 2011
2 Fr Mark Elliott Smith says...
I have just downloaded this setting of the Gloria, which is just what liturgical music should be: restrained, heartfelt and beautiful. I hope to use it in the parish soon. Many thanks.
Posted at 6:47 a.m. on January 22, 2011
3 Fr Pat Sheehan says...
I have been chanting the Eucharistic Prayer of the Mass for 20 yrs and have always hoped that someone would compose new chant for the mass. This is a wonderful example. Are you working on other parts?
Posted at 10:51 a.m. on January 22, 2011
4 Mitch says...
This is a really wonderful setting. I know very little about music, but having shared this with some friends including some who sing in choirs that use drums, guitars and such and they all really liked it. I think that this Gloria would work well with the Guitar. It might be a wonderful idea for the simple reason that it could be a piece of music that both more traditional parishes and AmChurch parishes hold in common. And it would be a piece in which a parish could start using as part of transition to a more traditional choral environment.Something to consider.
I love this piece and passed it along to my pastor. Thank you very much for your hard work.
Posted at 9:53 p.m. on January 22, 2011
5 James Walton says...
Perfect. Nail on the head. Well done. I hope to see/hear this in the UK soon. Bless you.
Posted at 8:53 a.m. on January 23, 2011
6 Fr David Gummett says...
Thank you. It was a delight to be able to hear this music – an English Plainsong! I hope our choir here will be able to learn it soon in S.W.London, U.K.
Posted at 3:01 p.m. on January 24, 2011
7 google talk download says...
Awesome post Jeff! You guys are doing awesome work!
Posted at 2:49 p.m. on January 31, 2011
8 Fr Anthony Howe says...
I am so glad to have discovered this site and this wonderful music. I hope to use it very soon.
Many congratulations on the birth of your daughter!
Posted at 8:56 a.m. on February 3, 2011
9 Fr. Hildebrand says...
Jeff, your setting of the Gloria is just what we need in the Church's liturgy. I hope you are planning to compose the other ordinaries to complement this one. Keep up the good work!
Posted at 11:28 p.m. on February 23, 2011
10 collide lyrics says...
Thank you! Fabulous resource – now I don’t have to keep searching :)
Posted at 6:44 p.m. on March 6, 2011