Storrington Mass

Storrington Mass by Marty Haugen. Includes Gloria, Gospel and Lenten Acclamation, Holy, Memorial Acclamations, Amen, and Lamb of God. Published by GIA Publications, www.giamusic.org. Used with permission. Excerpts from the English translation of The Roman Missal © 2010, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

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[MassSettings]

Okay I know some of you are Marty fans and some are not. This is definitely usable. It is easy to sing. Again, throw the piano out and get an organ. What do you think?

[dvora072096]

@TelemachusSneezed1 Have you used this setting in the Eucharistic liturgy with organ and full instrumentation? We did... brass, winds, timpani and organ at Christmas... and it was quite glorious and the congregation sang better than ever. Don't knock it until you've tried it... and we're a rather conservative parish, also.

[kathleenjun]

But where's the "glorious" in this Gloria?

[MrOrganist21]

@MassSettings I'm more of an organ person however for some psalms, Mass settings like the Mass of Light, and communion songs, I think it's best if the piano is used. However, incorporating midi orchestral sounds in during the communion songs instead of the piano is really nice also.

[qwerty8me556]

@MassSettings Although the accompaniment music is hard, I personally like it. Why should we care whether we like the Mass music or not if we're at Mass to praise God? I find that kind of selfish.

[qwerty8me556]

Thank you so much! I'm learning the flute accompaniment parts for the Mass for my Parish, and this helped a lot!

[TelemachusSneezed1]

@catholicpriest1: What would you have gone with if you had had your druthers? Have you looked at any of the Mass settings from Corpus Christi Watershed? The Musica Sacra website might have resources too.

[catholicpriest1]

@TelemachusSneezed1 I am not that excited by the Storrington Mass but our choir picked it. I would prefer something a bit more traditional.

[TelemachusSneezed1]

@catholicpriest1: Respectfully noted, Father. My concern is that many Novus Ordo Masses (which is a beautiful liturgy in its own right, done properly) look to all the world like protestant praise & worship services. I have no personal animus towards Mr. Haugen, but the majority of his output that I've encountered does not gel with the Mass. I'm not against "joy," I'm against saccharine.

As I said, the basic melodies are not bad. There's even some clear eastern influences which are intriguing.

[catholicpriest1]

@TelemachusSneezed1 The entire Pascal mystery is celebrated at every Mass...the passion, death and resurrection of the Lord. Every Sunday is a "little Easter". There should be a source of joy at Mass. But I agree, we have forgetten about the sacrifical aspect of the Mass as well.

[TelemachusSneezed1]

The instrumentation is beyond corny. This setting would work better by getting rid of the "swing" (belongs in a lounge, not a church), and by giving it more decent instrumentation. The basic melodies are decent though.

For those who are peeved by the negative comments, we already understand that we are doing this for God and not for ourselves. We're tired of lame music which is in discord with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. Imagine this music being played on Calvary: get it?