The Mass Settings of Seán and Peadar Ó Riada : Explorations in Vernacular Chant

John O'Keeffe

ISBN 10: 1782052356 / ISBN 13: 9781782052357

Published by Cork University Press Sep 2017, 2017

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Neuware - It presents an investigation into the liturgical music of Sean and Peadar O Riada through an examination of three Roman-Rite mass settings composed in the Irish vernacular from within the cultural context of the West-Cork Gaeltacht of Muscrai. The main part of the work, running from Chapters Three to Six, consists of a detailed analysis of the contents of the mass settings, a body of material which is considered from the following perspectives: as emanating from a living culture of native traditional song; as part of a historical continuum of monophonic liturgical composition for the Roman Rite, having at its origins the compositional traditions of plainchant; as part of a broader aesthetic context of text-music relationships found in the repertoires of plainchant, medieval song and folksong; and finally, as part of the new liturgical reality existing since the Second Vatican Council which requires viable and sustainable musical approaches to the setting of vernacular texts.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Mass Settings of Seán and Peadar Ó Riada : Explorations in Vernacular Chant
• Publisher: Cork University Press Sep 2017
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1782052356
• ISBN 13: 9781782052357
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 232W x 177H x 30D millimeters 232 millimeters width by 177 millimeters height by 30 millimeters depth
• Weight: 667 grams

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Synopsis

The book represents an exploration of three Irish-language mass settings for the Roman Rite, two by Sean and one by Peadar O Riada, written from within the cultural context of the Gaeltacht of Cuil Aodha. In it the author highlights the significance of the achievements of both composers (particularly the younger of the two), validating their work against the heritage and compositional principles of western plainchant, and heralding its significance as a signpost for contemporary vernacular liturgical music.It presents an investigation into the liturgical music of Sean and Peadar O Riada through an examination of three Roman-Rite mass settings composed in the Irish vernacular from within the cultural context of the West-Cork Gaeltacht of Muscrai. The main part of the work, running from Chapters Three to Six, consists of a detailed analysis of the contents of the mass settings, a body of material which is considered from the following perspectives: as emanating from a living culture of native traditional song; as part of a historical continuum of monophonic liturgical composition for the Roman Rite, having at its origins the compositional traditions of plainchant; as part of a broader aesthetic context of text-music relationships found in the repertoires of plainchant, medieval song and folksong; and finally, as part of the new liturgical reality existing since the Second Vatican Council which requires viable and sustainable musical approaches to the setting of vernacular texts.

About the Author

John O'Keefe is Director of Sacred Music, St Patrick's College, Maynooth, Ireland