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In preparation for the new translation of the Order of Mass in the Roman Missal, Paul Inwood is providing revisions to some of the items in the Gathering Mass, Millennium Mass, Coventry Acclamations, etc. He is also currently working on a number of brand new settings: All Saints Mass, John Henry Newman Mass, Orbis Factor Mass, Simple Chant Mass, Responsorial Mass, etc. Bookmark this page, or our latest publications page, for updates as they happen.

Assembly, SATB choir, keyboard/organ/guitars, two optional solo instruments in C

Commissioned by the Diocese of Shrewsbury to celebrate the 150th anniversary of its cathedral in 2006, this Gathering Song can be performed in many different ways, from the simplest to the most complex. A memorable refrain for the assembly alternates with verses for choir or cantor + organ. The refrain itself can also be performed as a two- or three-part canon, and there is an additional (Latin) chant-like descant that may be superimposed on the refrain. The descant itself may also be performed as a canon in up to four parts, superimposed on the refrain, giving the possibility of a seven-part vocal texture for those with the resources to do this. The mood is reflective but confident, and helps to focus the assembly at the beginning of a celebration. It can be used to accompany an entrance procession, or used as a gathering song before the procession, or as a recessional.

Full score including assembly edition. Ref. no. MM037, price £3.50 [UK], $7.00 [US] (inc. shipping) Orders of 10 or more: £2.50 each (UK only).

Unison voices and piano/organ and/or guitars

This sure-fire winner consists of a beautiful melody with three moving verses on the theme of community and Jesus, the Way, Truth and Life.

Ref. no: MM020

Price: [UK] 75p [US] $1.25 (inc. shipping)

Assembly, solo cantor, 3-part choir and organ

A previously unpublished piece dating from 1977, linking the themes of Communion and Mission. A memorable refrain and glorious music in the verses - just the thing for choirs with limited resources who are looking for something make them sound good.

Ref. no: MM014

Price: [UK] 75p [US] $1.50 (inc. shipping)

Cantor, congregation and organ, with unison or SATB choir

Beautiful and restful setting of Luke 2:29-32, with a "Glory be" that can blossom into a 4-part canon or can be sung in unison. Easy organ part.

Ref. no: MM015

Price [UK] £1.50 [US] $3.00 (inc. shipping)

Unison voices and organ, divisi harmony parts at the end

A great Gloria setting for cantor / unison choir and congregation, with catchy refrains. Has proved very popular in the many places that have used it. Just the thing for parishes with modest resources, but also works well in more unpexpected situations. (You'll have to buy a copy to find out the derivation of the title!)

Ref. nos: MM006 (full score), MM006a (voice part for choir separately)

(The assembly don't really need anything in their hands if this piece is presented properly)

Prices: [UK] full score 60p.[US] $1.00 (inc. shipping)

Voice part: [UK] 30p or £2.50 per 10, [US] $0.50 or $4.00 per 10 (inc. shipping)

Assembly, SATB choir and organ

A beautiful hymn setting, text on the theme of renewal by J.E. Seddon and a memorable tune. Suitable for entrance, reconciliation, evening prayer and many other occasions.

Ref. no: MM025

Price [UK] £1.50 [US] $2.50 (inc. shipping)

Organ, SATB choir, everyone!

An old favourite: the tune of "Angels we have heard on high" with special verses for use as a Christmas Gospel Acclamation/Eucharistic Acclamation, general Christmastide acclamation, or even as a Gloria. Now with two additional verses for added flexibility, interest and theological content!

Ref. no: MM007

Price: [UK] 30p [US] $0.50 (inc. shipping)

Unison voices, organ/keyboard, two vocal/instrumental descants

Commissioned by the Pontifical Mission Societies in the UK for use throughout the country on Mission Sunday 1999 and 2000, this is a strong and sturdy hymn for the missions and for missionaries. An optional final verse commemorates the French foundress of the body which eventually became the Association for the Propagation of the Faith. The words of the highly memorable refrain can be slightly adapted to make the hymn usable on many other occasions, reflecting the broader idea of our own missionary activity in our lives as Christians.

Ref. no: MM020

Price: [UK] 75p [US] $1.50 (inc. shipping)

SATB choir (or unison choir) and organ

A choir piece for Passiontide, and especially Good Friday. Text moves from passion and death to light and resurrection. The music includes a kind of choral refrain, and verses use a fluid 5/4 time, returning to 3/4 for each refrain. The idiom is towards the romantic and lush end of the spectrum, with occasional deliberate reminiscences of César Franck's Prélude, Fugue et Variation.

Ref. no. MM035

Price [UK] £1.50 [US] $2.50 (inc. shipping)

Assembly, optional SATB choir, keyboard/organ/guitars, C and B-flat instruments

Coming very soon - new revised editions with the texts of the new Order of Mass. This website will be updated as soon as the revised full score, guitar/vocal and assembly editions are available.

Commissioned by the Diocese of Plymouth, this setting was launched at a diocesan music school in Bournemouth in early September 2005. It aims to provide music accessible by parishes with the simplest resources and yet provide lasting interest for those with more at their disposal.

All the music works well completely unaccompanied, but a keyboard/organ accompaniment is provided for every item, as are guitar chords. There are excellent SATB choir parts for all items, and rewarding descants for C or B-flat instruments (using the same music in different transpositions so that both can play together).

The Plymouth Mass contains:

Penitential Rite (with very simple optional sung parts for priest/deacon/cantor);

a plainchant-based Gloria with refrain, and verses that are so simple that the congregation can easily learn them too;

an exuberant Alleluia with an all-purpose verse; and an alternative Gospel Acclamation for use during Lent that can also work as a round in two or more parts;

a suite of musically linked acclamations for the Eucharistic Prayer: Sanctus, all four Memorial Acclamations and Great Amen. This is music that the assembly will really enjoy singing, and all four Memorial Acclamations make use of Hosannas from the Sanctus;

a simple Lamb of God setting that can be extended to accompany a longer Breaking of Bread.

Available in the following editions:

Full Score - contains all the music for everything except the separate Eucharistic Prayer chant (see below). This is the edition that music director, choir and organist will need. Ref. no: MM036, price [UK] £5.00 [US] $10.00 (inc. shipping)

Guitar/vocal edition - contains just the melodies and guitar chords for ease of use (no page turns!). Ref. no: MM036g, price [UK] £1.50 [US] $3.00 (inc. shipping)

Instrument parts - contains all the instrument parts for both C and B-flat instruments. Ref. no: MM036i, price [UK] £1.50 [US] $3.00 (inc. shipping)

Assembly booklet - all the congregation melody lines, which may be photocopied for use in orders of service, etc, by UK customers holding a current Calamus copyright licence. Those not wishing to photocopy may purchase multiple copies in quantities of 50 or more. Ref. no: MM036a, price [UK] £2.50 (individual copies for photocopying) or 50p (50 or more), [US] $1.00 (50 or more) (inc. shipping)

Also available separately is a simple but tuneful chant setting of Eucharistic Prayer III. Priests will find this easy to learn, and the layout has been specially designed to be easier to use than other settings up to now. The setting uses only one basic melody, which is used at a higher pitch for some parts of the Prayer, and is reminiscent of the melody of all the acclamations in the Prayer mentioned above. While this chant can be sung unaccompanied, an accompaniment for organ and/or guitars is also available.

Eucharistic Prayer III

Presider's part on a single double-sided stiff card: ref. no. MM036p, price 50p [UK], $1.00 [US] (inc. shipping)

Accompaniment edition ref. no. MM036q, price 75p [UK], $1.50 [US] (inc. shipping)

Digital CD recording of the Plymouth Mass

Recorded by parish musicians of the Plymouth diocese, this competitively-priced recording provides 20 tracks showing all the parts of the Mass in different combinations of instrumentation, with/without choir parts, etc. Includes the complete Eucharistic Prayer track as a bonus for priests.

Ref no: MM036c - only £9.99 + postage. [US: $14.99 inc. shipping]

Cantor, assembly and piano

A completely responsorial song for use during the rite of sprinkling with blessed water: the assembly simply repeats every phrase that the cantor sings. The length of the piece makes it ideal for use in larger churches.

Ref. no: MM018

Price: [UK] £1.50 [US] $2.50 (inc. shipping)

Assembly, optional SATB choir, piano/organ/guitars, flute, violin, trumpet in B flat

Commissioned to celebrate a Maryland parish centennial in 2001, this great new setting contains an exuberant Gloria, a beautifully reflective setting of Ps 22/23 (The Lord is my shepherd), a jaunty Gospel Acclamation, a linked suite of Holy - all four Memorial Acclamations - Doxology and Great Amen with strong and memorable music, and a prayerful Lamb of God setting. Unlike some previous settings, the text of the mass parts follows the text of the Roman Missal (Sacramentary) exactly.

Available in four separate choral score (voice parts and keyboard/guitars) fascicles:

Gloria - ref. no: MM027a, price [UK] £1.50 [US] $2.50 (inc. shipping)

Responsorial Psalm / Gospel Acclamation - ref. no: MM027b, price [UK] £1.50 [US] $2.50 (inc. shipping)

Holy / Four Memorial Acclamations / Doxology and Great Amen - ref. no: MM027c, price [UK] £1.50 [US] 2.50 (inc. shipping)

Lamb of God - ref. no: MM027d, price [UK] 50p [US] $0.75 (inc. shipping)

and a complete

Assembly Editions booklet, reproducible in orders of service, worship aids, etc. - ref. no: MM027, price [UK] £2.50 [US] $4.00 (inc. shipping)

A separate guitar score is also available for the convenience of players - ref. no: MM 027g, price [UK] £2.50 [US] $4.00 (inc. shipping)

Instrumental parts for flute, violin and trumpet are also available as a separate complete set - ref. no: MM027i, price [UK] £2.50 [US] $4.00 (inc. shipping)

Unison voices and piano/keyboard, optional soprano descant and SATB parts

A modal melody and a verse for each of the four candles on the wreath (you add a verse each Sunday until you have four on the 4th Sunday). Varied accompaniments for each verse (English/French semi-impressionistic style), or the simple modal accompaniment for verse 1 can be used throughout.

Ref. no: MM022

Price: [UK] £1.50 [US] $2.50 (inc. shipping)

Magnificat Round (with Latin text: Magnificat anima mea Dominum) - a beautiful 4-part setting.

Lord, by your cross and resurrection - a vigorous 4-part setting, ideal for use not only as the memorial acclamation at Mass but also for the Palm Sunday procession.

When we eat this bread - another memorial acclamation setting, singable in 3 parts or 6 parts. Try using it on Holy Thursday evening.

Ref. no: MM019a

Price: [UK] 60p [US] $1.00 (inc. shipping)

Assembly, SATB choir, guitar, piano/organ

A wonderful hymn setting with text by Brian Wren on the themes of discipleship, unity, (collaborative) ministry and service.

Ref. no: MM034

Price [UK] 75p [US] $1.25 (inc. shipping)

Unison voices with keyboard and / or guitars

An 8-bar ostinato with five other optional descant layers that can be added: two scriptural (from 1 Peter), two different doxologies, and one overlapping descant. This is another useful RCIA piece. Joyful and light-hearted, it could become the first-ever liturgical tango with a slight modification of the accompaniment!

Ref no: MM005

Price: [UK] 60p, [US] $1.00 (inc. shipping)

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