Liturgical Music Bibliography

Bibliography for Liturgical Music

Original Sources

Music in Catholic Worship, USCC, OCP

Liturgical Music Today, USCC, OCP

The Liturgy Documents: A Parish Resource, Liturgy Training Publications (LTP)

• Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy
• General Instruction to the Roman Missal
• Appendix to the General Instruction for Dioceses of the United States
• Lectionary for Mass: Introduction
• General Norms for the Liturgical Year and Calendar
• Ceremonial of Bishops
• Directory for Masses with Children
• This Holy and Living Sacrifice
• Music in Catholic Worship
• Liturgical Music Today
• Environment & Art in Catholic Worship
• Fulfilled in Your Hearing: The Homily in the Sunday Assembly

Pastoral Sources

Books

• Anderson, David & Kunde, Mary Beth. Handbook of Church Music for Weddings
• Bernardin, Cardinal. Guide for the Assembly
• Brownstead, Frank & McCollam, Pat. The Volunteer Choir
• Connolly, Michael. The Parish Cantor
• Fleming, Austin. Preparing for Liturgy
• Fleming, Austin. Parish Weddings
• Funk, Virgil. An NPM Workbook: Job Descriptions, Contracts, Salary
• Haas, David. Music and the Mass
• Huck, Gabe. Liturgy with Style and Grace
• Huck, Gabe. Sunday Liturgy in Five Years
• Iotti, Paolo. Forming a Liturgical Choir
• Johnson, Lawrence. A Singer’s Companion to the Church Year
• Kodner, Diana. Handbook for Cantors
• Lovrien, Peggy. The Liturgical Music Answer Book
• Mahony, Cardinal. Gather Faithfully Together: Guide for Sunday Mass
• Mick, Lawrence. Worshipping Well
• NPM, Hiring a Music Director: A Handbook and Guide
• Phillipart, David, ed. Prayers for Those Who Make Music
• Rendler, Elaine. This is the Day
• Rendler, Elaine. In the Midst of the Assembly
• Scagnelli, Peter. Sourcebook for Sundays and Seasons

Magazines and Periodicals

• Pastoral Music (periodical) (NPM)
• Ministry and Liturgy (periodical) (Resource Publications)
• Rite (periodical) (LTP)
• Gracias (periodico) (LTP)
• Today’s Liturgy (periodical) (OCP)
• AIM (periodical) (WLP)
• Liturgia y Cancion (periodico) (OCP)

Videos, CDs

• Brownstead, Frank. Cantoring: A Video Notebook: Parts I and II (videos) (OCP)
• Fisher, Bobby. The Liturgical Guitarist: Part I and II (videos) (OCP)
• Foley, Edward. The Eucharist as Mystagogy (4 volume CD) (WLP)
• Prendergast, Michael. Music in the Liturgy for Small Parishes (video) (OCP)
• The Roman Catholic Mass Today (video) (LTP)
• We Shall Go Up with Joy: The Entrance Rite (video) (LTP)
• The Word of the Lord: The Liturgy of the Word (video) (LTP)
• Lift Up Your Hearts: The Eucharistic Prayer (video) (LTP)
• Say Amen to What You Are: The Communion Rite (video) (LTP)
• The Liturgies of the Triduum: Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Vigil (videos)(LTP)

Major Liturgical Publishers

Liturgy Training Publications (LTP); Phone: 800.933.1800

The Liturgical Press; Phone: 800.858.5450

United States Catholic Conference (USCC); Phone: 800.235.8722

Resource Publications; Phone: 888.273.7782

Oregon Catholic Press (OCP); Phone: 800.548.8749

National Association of Pastoral Musicians (NPM); Phone: 202.723.5800

World Library Publications (WLP); Phone: 800.566.6150

GIA Publications 800-GIA-1358