by Ray Ashley (c) 2007
 

This is a setting of the Latin Rite Mass, for accordion and voices in two parts, soprano and baritone.

The instrumental part is intended to be played by a classical accordion (piano keyboard or chromatic) with free bass on the left hand.  If this is not available, a second accordion, perhaps a bass accordion, could play the left hand parts.  The music would also work perfectly well on any organ or piano, but it is optimally intended to be played on accordion.  The tuning of the accordion should be dry, the choice of specific registers are left to the player.

The vocals may be sung by either soprano and baritone soloists, or a small choir in two parts, or even a congregation split into two groups,  low and high voices.  The baritone part is within the range of most tenors and basses, from the B an ocatve below middle C to the E above middle C.  The soprano part goes from middle C to the B above the treble clef. 

The sanctus is for accordion and soprano alone, the Benedictus for accordion and baritone alone.

Optimally, this work would be performed by a classical accordion and a small vocal ensemble.
 

Kyrie 
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Kyrie eleison; Christe eleison; Kyrie eleison
 

Gloria 
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Gloria in excelsis Deo et in terra pax hominibus bonae voluntatis. Laudamus te, benedicimus te, adoramus te, glorificamus te, gratias agimus tibi propter magnam gloriam tuam, Domine Deus, Rex caelestis, Deus Pater omnipotens.

Domine Fili unigenite, Iesu Christe, Domine Deus, Agnus Dei, Filius Patris, qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis; qui tollis peccata mundi, suscipe deprecationem nostram. Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris, miserere nobis.

Quoniam tu solus Sanctus, tu solus Dominus, tu solus Altissimus, Iesu Christe, cum Sancto Spiritu in gloria Dei Patris. Amen.
 

Credo 
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Credo in unum Deum, Patrem omnipotentem,
factorem caeli et terrae, visibilium omnium et invisibilium.

Et in unum Dominum Iesum Christum,
Filium Dei unigenitum, et ex Patre natum ante omnia saecula.
Deum de Deo, Lumen de Lumine, Deum verum de Deo vero,
genitum non factum, consubstantialem Patri;
per quem omnia facta sunt. Qui propter nos homines et propter nostram salutem descendit de caelis.
Et incarnatus est de Spiritu Sancto ex Maria Virgine, et homo factus est.
Crucifixus etiam pro nobis sub Pontio Pilato, passus et sepultus est,
et resurrexit tertia die, secundum Scripturas,
et ascendit in caelum, sedet ad dexteram Patris.
Et iterum venturus est cum gloria, iudicare vivos et mortuos,
cuius regni non erit finis;

Et in Spiritum Sanctum, Dominum et vivificantem,
qui ex Patre Filioque procedit.
Qui cum Patre et Filio simul adoratur et conglorificatur:
qui locutus est per prophetas.
Et unam, sanctam, catholicam et apostolicam Ecclesiam.
Confiteor unum baptisma in remissionem peccatorum.
Et expecto resurrectionem mortuorum,
et vitam venturi saeculi. Amen.
 

Sanctus 
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Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus, Dominus Deus Sabaoth; pleni sunt coeli et terra gloria tua
Hosanna in excelsis
 

Benedictus 
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Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini.
Hosanna in excelsis
 

Agnus Dei
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Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi,
miserere nobis

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi,
miserere nobis

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi,
dona nobis pacem.
 
 

All music Copyright (c) 2007 Raymond Ashley, all rights reserved.
Thanks to R.J. Goos of Fargo ND for help with MP3's 

compositional history:

Agnus Dei: August 25 - September 7
Kyrie:  September 8-9
Gloria:  September 11-12
Credo:  September 13-15
Sanctus:  September 15-16
Benedictus: September 16-22