Music for the Feast of the Purification of the BVM (Candlemas)
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 7:00 p.m.)
Prelude: Toccata avanti la Messa della Madonna (Girolamo Frescobaldi, 1583-1643)
At the blessing of candles: Lumen ad revelationem gentium (plainsong, mode viii)
At the procession: Adorna thalamum (plainsong, mode vi), etc.
Missa cum jubilo (Vatican Gradual, Mass IX)
Gregorian Mass of Candlemas: Suscepimus, Deus
Motet at the Offertory: Salve Mater (plainsong, mode v)
Hymn at the Communion: Ave Maris Stella (plainsong, mode i)
Postlude: Ricercare dopo il Credo (per la Messa “In Festis Beatae Mariae Virginis”) (Frescobaldi)
