Oh my word. I had no idea that this idea of mine would generate so much interest! Where to start? smile

floyd: thanks! It's certainly an unconventional start ... glad you liked it!

David Cuny: smile . That's the whole point of my attempt ... if I write according to old form and convention, etc., I might as well give up - it's been done, and done exceedingly well, before.

Words? I'd rather paint a picture, musically speaking. Everyone knows the words to the Mass - at least, everyone who goes to Catholic Church, haha. I don't want to "set music to words", necessarily - I want to paint what that particular section of the Mass tells me, or means to me. With, or indeed without, the words (Latin or otherwise smile ).

Why I want to write it? Honestly, no idea, apart from the fact that I seem to be drawn to the idea, like a moth to a flame. I've decided to give it a go - I reserve the right to stop at any time, but let me give it a proper shot, first? smile (I've also just about completed some of the Kyrie, by the time I type this ... I'll share it in good time, i.e. when I feel it's reasonably ready smile ).

Let's see what happens smile

Bob Dean: yep - an ambitious target. Sometimes, one has to go public with the target, so that one feels committed to carrying it through, at that point, haha smile Thanks for your kind good luck wishes!

Alan: Yes - Catholic Masses can be notoriously long, and (dare I say) sometimes dreary! So, like I wrote to David, above: I won't write massive pieces. It's long enough! Rather, I want to paint vignettes (very short, if needs be!) of what each section of the Mass tells me. The cumulative length of the final work may be reasonably long, but the movements themselves will be short ... that's the idea, anyway smile Also, each movement will be in a different style, I hope, so it's not going to be an "all rock" piece smile . The Kyrie, which I'm working on now, for example, is a country piece ...

Thanks for such kind words of encouragement!

Mario: thank you! Yes, the "loss of signal" is deliberate. I've panned, alternatively, left and right, and reduced the sound to a sudden pianissimo on the first pan left, then mezzopiano on the pan right, mezzoforte on the next pan left, forte on the next pan right, and then back to the normal level, when it's back to its original sound (i.e. no panning). That's what I TRIED to do, at least ... hopefully, it's worked? smile Thanks so much!

Ron: "anything that inspires creativity is a worthy endeavor, in my view". Perfectly said. I don't think that I, nor anyone else, could put that any better. Yes, the Mass form is but an excuse, a form (again), for what I want to create smile Let's see if it takes shape, but it's worth a try? smile Thanks for your incredibly kind and helpful encouragement!

Hans: it's not a conventional Introit, of course not. And the following Kyrie is a total contrast. But ... I don't want to write a formal, conventional Mass. As I wrote above: I want to depict what those sections of the Mass may mean to me smile . For the Introit ... I see more of a rock concert than a conventional Mass. Imagine when the Pope comes to celebrate Mass in a full stadium, for example? That kind of a feeling. Or, like in a wedding mass, when the groom arrives, just as the service starts. The contrasting Kyrie could be the entry of the bride, the "wedding march", in other words. But ... I don't want to prompt people too much with my own vision ... see in the music whatever it makes you feel and see in it, yourself? smile I'll post the Kyrie soon ... thank you for your kind words, not least about my creativity (too kind!) smile

Marty: as always, you get my intentions 100%. Thank you. It's an attempt, but yes ... it's exactly alike the Sonnets, in the following sense: short pieces of work, that, put together, may perhaps create a larger whole. Let's see! smile THANK YOU for your incredible kindness, understanding and encouragement!

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