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New Release! • “Four Eucharistic Motets” (34 Pages)

Corpus Christi Watershed · September 2, 2022

N 2019, HIS EMINENCE Cardinal Seán Patrick O’Malley, O.F.M. Cap. announced 2020 would begin the Year of the Eucharist in the Archdiocese of Boston. “The Eucharist is the source and summit of the Christian life.” (CCC, No. 1324) Little did we know what was in store for the entire world in 2020. Forced abstinence from the Eucharist heightened for many the appreciation of the sacraments. During this time of trial for all and inspired by the Cathedral of the Holy Cross’ quartet of singers, Richard J. Clark set four (4) well-loved Eucharistic texts from Saint Thomas Aquinas and Pope Innocent III.* With USCCB Eucharistic Revival, these new choral works are especially timely. These motets are for four voices (SATB) with no divisi, so smaller ensembles may perform them.

This marvelous score (34 pages) is now available on Amazon:

*  Amazon Link • “Four Eucharistic Motets” (SATB)
—A joint publication by RJC Cecilia Music and Corpus Christi Watershed.

In The Media • “Four Eucharistic Motets” appear on the album From the Bell Tower by the Boston Cathedral Singers (available on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, etc.). The album and the “Four Eucharistic Motets” were featured by Rome Reports TV News Agency.

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I. Ave verum corpus:

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II. Adore te devote:

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III. Pange lingua:

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IV. O sacrum convivium:

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ICHARD J. CLARK, an exceedingly versatile and eclectic musician, is highly regarded as a composer of sacred music in particular for the Roman Rite. His choral and instrumental works have been performed worldwide. His choral works have been performed under the baton of Grammy-winning conductor Fernando Malvar-Ruiz with The American Boychoir, Jennifer Lester (The Seraphim Singers), and John Robinson (Saint Paul’s Choir School). The Boston Globe has called Clark’s music and that of the Holy Cross Cathedral’s choir “stirring” and “profound.” He is the founder of RJC Cecilia Music and RJC Cecilia Records. He has served as conductor and clinician for the Sacred Music Symposium run by the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter in Los Angeles. Mr. Clark currently serves as Archdiocesan and Cathedral DIRECTOR OF MUSIC and ORGANIST at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston. A New York native, he lives with his wife and four children just outside of Boston, Massachusetts.

* Richard J. Clark would like to thank John Dunn, Director of Music Emeritus of the Saint Paul’s Choir School and Jeff Ostrowski, President of Corpus Christi Watershed for editorial assistance in this publication.

Opinions by blog authors do not necessarily represent the views of Corpus Christi Watershed.

Filed Under: Articles, Featured Tagged With: Four Eucharistic Motets, Richard J Clark Last Updated: September 2, 2022

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President’s Corner

    Simplest “Agnus Dei” Ever Published
    Our choir is on break during the month of July. I needed a relatively simple “Agnus Dei,” so I composed this setting for organ & voice in honor of Saint René Goupil. It has been called the simplest setting ever composed. I love CARMEN GREGORIANUM (“Gregorian Chant”), especially the ALLELUIAS, INTROITS, and COMMUNION ANTIPHONS. That being said, some have pointed out that certain sections of the Kyriale aren’t as strong as the Graduale or Vesperale. There’s a reason for this—but it would be too complicated to explain at this moment.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    14th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C)
    Our choir is on break during the month of July. However, on the feasts website, the chants have been posted for the 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C), which is this coming Sunday: 6 July 2025.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Bugnini’s Statement (6 November 1966)
    With each passing day, more is revealed about how the enemies of the liturgy accomplished their goals. For instance, Hannibal Bugnini deeply resented the way Vatican II said Gregorian Chant “must be given first place in liturgical services.” On 6 November 1966, his cadre wrote a letter attempting to justify the elimination of Gregorian Chant with this brazen statement: “What really gives a Mass its tone is not so much the songs as it is the prayers and readings.” Bugnini’s cadre then attacked the very heart of Gregorian Chant (viz. the Proprium Missae), bemoaning how the Proprium Missae “is completely new each Sunday and feast day.” There is much more to be said about this topic. Stay tuned.
    —Jeff Ostrowski

Quick Thoughts

    Pope Pius XII Hymnal?
    Have you ever heard of the Pope Pius XII Hymnal? It’s a real book, published in the United States in 1959. Here’s a sample page so you can verify with your own eyes it existed.
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    “Hybrid” Chant Notation?
    Over the years, many have tried to ‘simplify’ plainsong notation. The O’Fallon Propers attempted to simplify the notation—but ended up making matters worse. Dr. Karl Weinmann tried to do the same in the time of Pope Saint Pius X by replacing each porrectus. You can examine a specimen from his edition and see whether you agree he complicated matters. In particular, look at what he did with éxsules fílii Hévae.
    —Corpus Christi Watershed
    Antiphons Don’t Match?
    A reader wants to know why the Entrance and Communion antiphons in certain publications deviate from what’s prescribed by the GRADUALE ROMANUM published after Vatican II. Click here to read our answer. The short answer is: the Adalbert Propers were never intended to be sung. They were intended for private Masses only (or Masses without music). The “Graduale Parvum,” published by the John Henry Newman Institute of Liturgical Music in 2023, mostly uses the Adalbert Propers—but sometimes uses the GRADUALE text: e.g. Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul (29 June).
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Using the shoddiest, sleaziest material we have for the purpose of glorifying God is not very sound theology or even very good common sense. […] (In general, when you see a diminished seventh chord in a hymn, run.) And these chords are usually used in bad hymns in precisely the same order in which they occur in “Sweet Adeline.”

— Paul Hume (1956)

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