Mass Propers
Allowing the propers of the day to be sung:
- Bear Music (Foster) 2014+
- English Proper Chants (Ainslie) 2015
- Graduale Parvum – Introits (Nicholls) 2018
- Graduale Parvum – Principal Feasts (Nichols) 2012
- Graduale Romanum / Liber Usualis (Solesmes) 1974+
- Graduale Simplex (Solesmes) 1967+
- By Flowing Waters – American (Ford) 1999
- Simple English Propers – American (Bartlett) 2007
Responsorial Psalms
Settings that match the 2024 Lectionary revision in England, Wales and Scotland:
- Sing the Psalms Simply (Ainslie) 2015 (revised 2024)
- The Complete Responsorial Psalter 1997 (revised 2024)
- Fisher House (Cambridge University) 2024
- Alex Patterson 2024
- Music for Liturgy (Various composers) 2024+
- Psalms for All Seasons (Ward) 2024
- St. Norbert Psalter 2024+
- Psalms for Sundays (Casey) 2024
- Deborah Aitchison 2024
- Clifton Psalm Book (Walker) 2024
Music for the Choir (Commercial)
Easy anthems, motets and choir pieces (requiring a book purchase). Also see the Music Suggestions for the Choir.
- 100 Songs for the Young Church Choir (Mayhew) 1999
- New Novello Book of Short & Easy Anthems (Ed. Hill) 2014
- Oxford Book of Easy Flexible Anthems (Ed. Bullard) 2017
- Oxford Book of Flexible Anthems (Ed. Bullard) 2007
- Short Anthems for Small Choirs (Mayhew) 2000
- Short Anthems for Small Choirs, Book 2 (Mayhew) 2006
Music for the Choir (Free)
Easy anthems, motets and choir pieces (free to download). Also see the Music Suggestions for the Choir.
Plainchant Libraries and Tools (Free)
Repositories of Gregorian Chant free to download. Also see resources listed under Using Plainchant in Parishes.
- GregoBase (Online typesets of many common chants) [Online Resource]
- GABC / bloomf (Online Notation editing and automatic setting of Mass texts) [Online Resource]
Plainchant Music Books
Downloadable Gregorian Chant music notation. Also see resources listed under Using Plainchant in Parishes.
Societies/Organisations
Relevant music and liturgy associations in the UK:
Smaller Music Publishers
Music for Catholic liturgy by individuals or small groups of composers:
- Bear Music (Foster)
- Benedicamus (Ainslie)
- Concept Music (Baty)
- Magnificat Music (Inwood)
- Musicus (Smith)
- St. Norbert (Peckham)
- Wheatsheaf Music (Olding)
Forums and Websites
Full of really useful Catholic liturgy info:
Larger Music Distributors
Providing church music resource in the UK:
Plainchant Typesetting
