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About ten years ago Pam Bowen from the States sent me two lyrics to see if I could set them for her. I quite liked this prayer and she liked the setting, although, after a workshop she went to, she … Continue reading →

Gen Bryant‘s Mass For Youth, in the sheet music I purchased, ($A9.95 at Willow) does not have a Gloria. Maybe the masses she intends this for rarely use a sung Gloria, maybe she isn’t happy with hers yet, who knows. … Continue reading →

For her litany for the Agnes Dei in her Mass For Youth, Gen Bryant uses the melodic theme from her Sanctus with a slower tempo in keeping with the liturgical moment. She also blends in lines from the Kyrie, which … Continue reading →

I’m looking at Gen Bryant‘s Mass For Youth, which is most singable and worthy of our attention. It would be nice if it became the default school mass setting in Australia. The Amen does not seem to relate to the … Continue reading →

Gen Bryant goes back to 4/4 for Mem Acc 3 and I was thinking it would be much the same as Mem Acc 1, but no – she has inserted some melodic invention to differentiate the two acclamations. The sheet … Continue reading →

From the Gen Bryant‘s Mass For Youth, Mem Acc 2. This is a change up in 6/8 time that nonetheless ends in with similar melody to the other acclamations, but over different chords to Mem Acc 1. When we eat … Continue reading →

Continuing looking at Gen Bryant‘s Mass For Youth, we have the Mem Acc 1. As noted yesterday, it carries forward the melodic themes of the Sanctus. We proclaim your Death, O Lord,and profess your Resurrection,until you come again.

Gen Bryant‘s Sanctus from her Mass For Youth has matching melodic motifs with the Memorial Acclamations 1 and 3 and the Agnes Dei, which helps greatly from a learning perspective. There is mild syncopation and nice triplets to make things … Continue reading →

Gen Bryant‘s Gospel Acclamation, in her Mass For Youth, uses the generically useful response: Speak, O Lord your servant is listening, you have the words of everlasting life. I’ve been thinking that this will have a primary use for school … Continue reading →

I haven’t reviewed a Mass setting in a long time after the rush of new settings when the words were made worse over a decade ago. I note Gen Bryant‘s Mass For Youth is topping the sales at Willow, and … Continue reading →