Product Description

Selected from The Catholic Hymnal(tm), a study of popular hymns sung in English-speaking churches from 1850 to the present day, these Eucharistic Hymns are useful for singing during Communion as well as at the Offertory of the Mass. 37 popular english language Eucharistic Hymns including the most favorites of all time set to 60 different tunes people have loved and sung at Forty Hours, Benediction and Mass. Full details are at the www.thecatholichymnal.com.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2279826 in Books
• Published on: 2008-11-14
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 98 pages

About the Author
Visit our website at: www.thecatholichymnal.com Noel Jones studied organ in his home town of Salem, Ohio with Marshall Bailey and was an assistant organist at his home parish. Summer studies with Benedictine monks took him further along the path of becoming a church musician prior to his leaving for New York City where he directed Catholic choirs and was organist at the Church Center for the United Nations as well as accompanist for the United Nations Singers. Later in Germany he was organist for the English masses at the DOM Cathedral in Frankfurt. Picking up work as a chor-repetiteur in Germany he was involved in vocal coaching as well as a musical direction in Frankfurt, Berlin, Hamburg, Bremen and Munich. Of the three Broadway musicals he led there, he conducted two recordings and the European premiere of one. Having experience setting translations to scores, he was engaged to do so in Germany, the United States and Italy, where he set the Italian text for Sir William Walton's opera The Bear. He also served as chor repetiteur and rehearsal conductor for that performance under the supervision of Sir William. During this time he played for masses at Il Duomo in Barga, Italy, as well as producing and conducting the town's annual San Cristoforo Day celebration concert in the 11th century church. Working as a church organ designer, he eventually located in Tennessee, where he joined the staff of a Catholic church as director of music involved in returning church music to chant and polyphony. He and Mary C. Weaver have founded Musicam Sacram, a CMAA chapter in East Tennessee. Noel Jones studied organ in his home town of Salem, Ohio with Marshall Bailey and was an assistant organist at his home parish. Summer studies with Benedictine monks took him further along the path of becoming a church musician prior to his leaving for New York City where he directed Catholic choirs and was organist at the Church Center for the United Nations as well as accompanist for the United Nations Singers. Later in Germany he was organist for the English masses at the DOM Cathedral in Frankfurt. He is an Associate of the American Guild of Organists.

Customer Reviews

Outstanding Collection of Traditional Hymns!

This is a marvelous collection of Eucharistic hymns from roughly the last 150 years. Arranged for four-part harmony (SATB), they are eminently singable. And the timeless, prayerful lyrics are poetry. The range of moods and styles presented here include traditional French, German, and Slovak hymns as well as works by Thomas Tallis, Orlando Gibbons, and Sir Edward Elgar. Our little church choir has sung a number of these works - they are easy to learn and they sound great.

The book is beautifully bound, and the notes and lyrics are reproduced in a large, easy-to-read format, with plenty of margins for notes. This solid collection of traditional hymns will serve your choir or congregation for a long time.