Free Essentials for All Sacred Musicians

You know how most Catholic parishes don’t have money for music?

There may be people in the parish who can read music, play the piano, like to sing but nothing ever happens to get them involved.

And it’s also not enough to just hire an organist, choir director or even a cantor.

You need to give them the tools they need, the shovel to dig a hole, a hammer to pound in a nail and a even a broom to clean up if they make a mess.

We give you free essential tools on this page, PDF files you download for free.

Today most every parish has a copy machine.

But, is it legal to copy these essential tools?

You have our blanket permission to copy, share, print in a bulletin, podcast and stream everything that we offer at no charge, no paperwork or permissions required.

2023 Advent and Christmas Sampler

Price: Pay What You Want

Do you find yourself wishing you had more variety of music instead of just relying on the same old music every year for Advent & Christmas?

While candles are being lit for the singing of Silent Night, now you have a lovely piece to play--Christmas Night. After your organ introduction, the choir may sing very softly the first verse with the people, growing in sound throughout but then softening the last verse and you may play the last line of the organ piece as a tag ending.

All of this music has been chosen with variety in mind, to give you a reason to get excited about playing and singing in the beginning of yet another Liturgical Year.

Index

FEATURED

Christmas Night
Vinzenz Goller, 1873-1953  

CHOIR

~ solo or accompanied ~

The Advent of Our King 
Aaron Williams, 1731-1776

Comfort, Comfort Ye My People
Louis Bourgeois, c. 1510-1561

Watchman, Tell Us of the Night
Joseph Parker, 1841-1903

Creator of the Stars of Night
Sarum Plainsong Mode IV

FREE & DESCANT

Once in Royal David’s City - IRBY
Haig Mardirosian, 1947- 

ORGAN

Es ist ein’ Rot’ entsprungen 
Johannes Brahms, 1833-1897

Noël, Nous Ditte Marie
Nicolas le Bègue, 1631-1702

O Sanctissima
Clemens Breitenbach, 1864-1943

Ancien noël - Grand Choeur
Isaac-François Lefébure-Wely, 1756-1831

Offertoire sur “L’Alma Redemptoris Mater”
Joseph Jongen, 1873-1953

Adeste Fidelis
N. Papy, 1874-1928(?)

Entrée en procession sur l’Adeste fideles
Auguste Larriu, 1840-1925    

Cum Jubilo
Paul de Maleingreau, 1887-1956

Noël Venez divin messie
Charles-René Collin, 1827-1911