These troped Christmas and Easter masses from the mid-eleventh century include processional antiphons, prosulas, offertory verses, and the Gallican communion chants. The Puer natus Mass is reconstructed and transcribed from Paris, B.N. lat. 903; the Resurrexi mass, from Paris, B.N. lat. 776 and n. acq. lat. 1871.

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Music for Christmas

Processional Antiphons

1. O Maria iesse virga caeli regina

2. O quam casta mater et virgo

3. O beata infantia

4. Laetara virgo Maria

Third Mass for Christmas Day (Puer natus est)

Introit: Quem queritis in presepe—Puer natus est

Kyrie: Te xriste deus supplices—Kyrrie eleison

Gloria: Summe sacerdos—Gloria in excelsis—Omnipotens altissime

Gradual Responsory: Viderunt omnes

Alleluia: Alleluia v. Dies sanctificatus

Alleluia: Alleluia v. Multipharie olim

Prose: Celebranda—Alleluia

Offertory: Qui es sine principio—Tui sunt caeli

Sanctus: Sanctus Deus pater ingenitus

Agnus dei: Hic est verus agnus

Antiphon (at Communion): Emitte spiritum sanctum tuum

Communion: Desinat esse dolor—Viderunt omnes

Dismissal: Ite missa est

Music for Easter

Processional Antiphons

1. Vidi aquam egredientem de templo v. Haec dies quam fecit dominus

2. In die resurrectionis meae

3. Vespere sabbati quae lucescit

4. Venit maria magdalene et altera maria

5. Angelus domini descendit de caelo

6. Stetit angelus ad sepulcrum domini v. Crucifixum in carne

7. Stabat angelus ad sepulcrum domini

8. Maria vidit angelum amictum splendore

9. Cum rex glorie xpistus infernum

10. Postquam resurrexit a mortis

11. Longo contrito carcere filius dei

12. Surgens dominus ihesus stans in medio

13. Qui sunt hii sermones quos confertis

14. Cum venerit paraclitus ille arguet mundum

15. Lapidem quem reprobaverunt hedificantes

16. Xpistus resurgens ex mortuis v. Dicant nunc iudei

17. Nos autem gloriari oportet in cruce

18. Per signum sancte hac venerande crucis

19. Ecce mirabile lignum victor et expugnator

20. Ego sum alpha et omega primus et novissimus

21. Sanctus deus qui sedes super cherubin

22. Congregavit nos in unum xpisti amor

The Mass for Easter Day (Resurrexi)

Introit: Quem quaeritis in sepulcro—Resurrexi

Kyrie: Te xpiste deus suplices—Kyrrieleison

Gloria: Gloria in excelsis—Xpiste salus mundi

Gradual Responsory: Cantibus altitronis—Haec dies

Alleluia: Alleluia v. Pascha nostrum himmolatus est

Sequence: Xpistus surrexit—Alleluia Carmina laudum suscipe

Offertory: Ab increpatione et ira—Terra tremuit

Sanctus: Gloriosa dies adest—Sanctus

Agnus dei: Agnus dei—Omnipotens aeterna dei

Antiphon (to the Communicants): Venite populi

Communion: Laus honor virtus—Pascha nostrum

Reviews

Edward H. Roesner, Notes, December 1990; David Hiley, Music & Letters, August 1991; Early Music News, February 1990