In 1971 the new Liturgia horarum appeared, with a great amount of antiphon texts that had never been used as such before and therefore lacked tunes.
In order to make chanted Divine Office in Latin possible, IGLH 274 orders: At a sung office, if a melody is not available for the given antiphon, another antiphon should be taken from those in the repertoire, provided it is suitable in terms of nos. 113 and 121-125. The Ordo cantus officii (1983) later listed the official replacements, while not removing the freedom to choose otherwise (see it's preface).
There have been, however, quite a few modern-day cantores, who composed their own neo-gregorian tunes for the Liturgia horarum texts. The reason seems to be mostly practical: assembling Vespers according to the OCO in the eighties or early nineties wasn't really viable for a person not living in Solesmes (or a place with a comparable library) and even searching for an appropriate replacement piece in the available printed sources is often much more work than finding an appropriate tune for a short text.
And here comes my question: are you aware of any neo-gregorian setting of Liturgia horarum antiphons not listed below? I would love to know about it, too. Some of the readers may have composed such antiphons themselves, or sung in a choir that had it's own settings, or used those created in some monastery, ...
EDIT: places of origin added
In order to make chanted Divine Office in Latin possible, IGLH 274 orders: At a sung office, if a melody is not available for the given antiphon, another antiphon should be taken from those in the repertoire, provided it is suitable in terms of nos. 113 and 121-125. The Ordo cantus officii (1983) later listed the official replacements, while not removing the freedom to choose otherwise (see it's preface).
There have been, however, quite a few modern-day cantores, who composed their own neo-gregorian tunes for the Liturgia horarum texts. The reason seems to be mostly practical: assembling Vespers according to the OCO in the eighties or early nineties wasn't really viable for a person not living in Solesmes (or a place with a comparable library) and even searching for an appropriate replacement piece in the available printed sources is often much more work than finding an appropriate tune for a short text.
And here comes my question: are you aware of any neo-gregorian setting of Liturgia horarum antiphons not listed below? I would love to know about it, too. Some of the readers may have composed such antiphons themselves, or sung in a choir that had it's own settings, or used those created in some monastery, ...
- Sandhofe: Liber Antiphonarius (Germany)
- Colino: Liber Vesperalis (Vatican, St. Peter's Basilica)
- Colino: Laudes matutinae (Vatican, St. Peter's Basilica)
EDIT: places of origin added