Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices)

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Jesu, dulcis memoria Motet composed for the choristers of St. Paul Cathedral by Leonard Smith (ca. 1980); Faux-bourdon (vs.3) by Richard Proulx.

Proulx used Leonard Smith's music for verses 1 and 2 and then wrote the third verse in faux-bourdon style himself. It is unclear if this motet has ever been published.

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King's weston / Ralph Vaughan Williams. ; Richard Proulx. The score is marked VW/RP for authorship. We can assume from this that the piece is an arrangement/harmonization of Ralph Vaughan Williams' KING'S WESTON melody written in 1925 (Hymnary.org). The P

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Kyrie / Ludovico Viadana ; Richard Proulx. In this work, Proulx adds bits and pieces of mass works and a mass setting for SATB by Ludovico Viadana together to create a patchwork musical conversation between a four-part choir, a cantor, and the congregation.

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"Land of Rest". Early American Hymntune (collected by Annabel Morris Buchanan). Arranged by Richard Proulx-1971 2 photocopies of a manuscript by Proulx's hand.

This is Proulx's setting of LAND OF REST for SATB choir (verse 1 is set for unison singing, verse 2 is in 2-part, verse 3, 4, 5, and 6 are in 4-part).

Scope and Contents Laudate dominum / Axel Madsen ; Richard Proulx. This work is an example of Proulx changing the instrumentation to a pre-composed work. In this case, it is Axel Madsen's "Laudate Dominum." Proulx has altered the instrumentation with two Bb trumpets.This arrangement is written for congregational singing with accompaniment by organ, 3 trumpets, 2 horns in F, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, and percussion. Included in this file is a complete score, as well as individual parts for the...

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Lift up your hearts : (Assumpta Est) / Gregor Aichinger ; Richard Proulx. This edited work by Proulx comes from Gregor Aichinger's "Cationes Ecclesiasticae." The piece is meant for SAB voices and is unaccompanied.

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Litaniae laurentanae / Marius Monnikendam OVERSIZE This hand-written manuscript cannot be clearly placed in terms of authorship or origin. The work is written in a black marker/pen, and the hand does not appear to match that of Proulx. "Marius Monnikendam

Scope and Contents Lo, how a rose e'er blooming / M. Praetorius ; Michael Praetorius ; Richard Proulx. In this work, Proulx has taken text from "es ist ein Ros' esprungen," a tune from "Geistliche Kirchengesang" with harmony by Michael Praetorius and has added his own faux-The harmony for verses 1 and 3 are Praetorius'; however, Proulx wrote his own version of verse 2. It is unclear if this arrangement was ever published. Tune: Geistliche Kirchengesang, Cologne, 1599; harmony: Praetorius, Michael...

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Lord, pour out your spirit in me / William Knapp ; C. E. S. Littlejohn ; Richard Proulx. This work is another Proulx alteration of the Knapp tune "WAREHAM." This work is not related directly to I.D. 0337, because of the difference in key signature.

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Hymnals and other music compilations collected by Richard Proulx