Article: From elevation to communion: Pierre de La Rue, O salutaris hostia.(REPERTORY)

The communion time provides perhaps the greatest opportunity in the Mass to employ additional music. In most parishes, communicants are numerous, and providing music for the whole time may even be a challenge. The communion antiphon alternated with psalm verses is one good solution--it is expandable to suit the time, according to the number of verses and repetitions of the antiphon. The publication Communio by the Church Music Association of America provides those antiphons with their verses. There may also be time for some playing of the organ or a hymn sung by the congregation. If the choir is capable of it, however, a motet can be a very suitable conclusion to the ...

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