Seanathair Acclamations

Seanathair Acclamations is designed to be flexible and can be sung with simple piano, organ or guitar accompaniment or with the addition of choir and/or melody instruments.

Although a choir part is provided here, the choir parts alone can be found in Seanathair Acclamations (Choir parts). The soprano line can be used without the alto and bass to provide a simple descant.

The instrument pack includes parts for three instruments in C and Bb. This edition includes an A5 assembly part which may be reproduced on single-use service sheets.

Seanathair is Celtic for “grandfather” and this setting is dedicated to all those who have gone before us marcálite leis an comgartha an chreidimh.

Seanathair Acclamations is published with the approval of the Department for Christian Life and Worship of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England & Wales.