Prayerful organ music during Mass in October and November 2024

29 September 2024

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St Augustine's Abbey, Chilworth

Organ music for Mass during October 2024
Sunday Mass is 10am, weekday Mass is 9am


6th October (27th Sunday in Ordinary Time)


Before Mass: Tiento de medio registro de tiple del décimo tono - Francisco Correa de Arauxo (c.1575-1654)

Offertory: Improvisation

Recessional: Tiento de medio registro de baxon de primero tono - Francisco Correa de Arauxo


13th October (28th Sunday in Ordinary Time)


Before Mass: Sicilienne (from Suite, op.5) - Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986)

Offertory: Antiphon II (from Vêpres de la Sainte Vierge, op.18) - Marcel Dupré (1886-1971)

Recessional: Prélude (from Prélude et Fugue sur le nom d'Alain, op.7) - Maurice Duruflé


19th October (St Philip Howard)


Before Mass: Clarifica me Pater, I & II - William Byrd (1543-1623)

Offertory: Improvisation

Recessional: Clarifica me Pater, III - William Byrd


20th October (29th Sunday in Ordinary Time)


Before Mass: Trio sonata I (BWV 525), ii. Adagio 

Offertory: Ich ruf zu dir (BWV 639), 

Recessional: Prelude (from Prelude & Fugue in C minor, BWV 546)


All music is by J.S.Bach


27th October (30th Sunday in Ordinary Time)


Before Mass: Sei gegrüßet, Jesu gütig (BWV 768), variation X

Offertory: Sei gegrüßet, Jesu gütig, 

variation I

Recessional: Prelude (from Prelude & Fugue in E minor, BWV 548)


All music is by J.S.Bach



3rd November (31st Sunday in Ordinary Time)


Before Mass: Recit de Chromhorne: Chromhorne sur la Taille (Messe pour les Couvents, iii & x)

Offertory: Élévation (Messe pour les Couvents)

Recessional: Offertoire sur les grands jeux (Messe pour les Paroisses)


All music is by François Couperin (1668-1733)


10th November (Remembrance Sunday)


Before Mass: Psalm Prelude, book 1, no III: Ps 23, v.4 ''Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death...'' - Herbert Howells (1892-1983)

Offertory: Nimrod - Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

Recession: Prélude (from Suite op.5) - Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986)


17th November (33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time)


Before Mass: An Wasserflüssen Babylon (BWV 653)

Offertory: Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir (BWV 687)

Recessional: Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir (BWV 686)


All music is by J.S.Bach


24th November (Christ the King)


Before Mass: Vor deinen Thron tret' ich hiermit (BWV 668) - J.S.Bach

Offertory: Jesus Christ, unser Heiland (BWV 666) - J.S.Bach

Recessional: Acclamations (from 'Suite Médiévale') - Jean Langlais (1907-1991)


The Abbey Organist is Dr Julie Ainscough

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