# Special Easter Chants

## Victimae Paschali Laudes

This is the Golden Sequence sung each day of the Easter Octave in the Old Latin Mass.

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Here's a breakdown of the structure of the piece
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Here's a rather echo-y recording alternating between ladies and mens voices:

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## Haec Dies

This piece is sort of the responsorial psalm equivalent for the Old Latin Mass for Easter Week.

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It's the first really melismatic piece I ever learned - so proud :) The tricky bit is not running out of breath for that last syllable.

## Veni Creator Spiritus

This is the Hymn for the Holy Spirit - in case of Confirmations, or just because we need the Holy Spirit All The Time!

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## Regina Caeli

The Easter Marian Antiphon - there are 4 special chant antiphons to Mary for different parts of the Church's year.

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Here's another sung by older voices

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