| Product Number | 6518* |
|---|---|
| Composer/Arranger | Mollicone, Henry |
| Text Author | Luce, William |
| Voicing & Instruments | SB soli, SATB, Piano or Chamber Ensemble or Full Orchestra |
| Rental Dept | Full orchestra score and parts available for rental. Click here to request a quote or order. |
| Text Language | Latin |
| Topics (Sacred) | Justice/Peace/Social Concerns |
| Traditional Texts | Concert Masses |
| Liturgical Music | Mass/Liturgical Settings |
| Reviews | Like so many of Mollicone’s works, the “Beatitude Mass” draws on his exceptional musical gifts of melody and harmony to exalt the simple, anguished words of homeless people into haunting and moving expressions. Alternating with the “Kyrie,” “Gloria,” “Sanctus, “Benedictus” and “Agnus Dei,” it takes on the universality found in so many great musical settings of the Latin mass. It adds for its finale the “Salve Mater Misericordiae” and, like Brahms’ “German Requiem,” reprises the opening beatification, “Blessed are the poor.” |
| Publisher | E. C. Schirmer Music Company |
| “The idea for composing Beatitude Mass evolved from discussion with a friend, Fr. John Pedigo. This piece incorporates words from the Latin Mass Ordinary juxtaposed with English words by William Luce. The new texts are drawn from interviews that he and I conducted with people living in homeless shelters. We hope that a portion of all proceeds garnered from performances of Beatitude Mass will be used to raise funds for organizations that support people in need. All the composer’s royalties for this work will be donated to such an organization.” – Henry Mollicone |