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Lucien Deiss
Lucien Deiss, was a French Catholic priest, biblical scholar, and liturgical composer. He was born in Eschbach, Bas-Rhin, on 2 September 1921, and died on 9 October 2007 at the age of 86. Deiss
Lucien Deiss, was a French Catholic priest, biblical scholar, and liturgical composer. He was born in Eschbach, Bas-Rhin, on 2 September 1921, and died on 9 October 2007 at the age of 86. Deiss composed over 400 pieces of liturgical music, many inspired by Gregorian chant and Renaissance polyphony with biblical texts. His Biblical Hymns and Psalms (1965) was one of the first major collections of new music for English-language Masses, responding to the liturgical reforms of the Second Vatican Council in which he participated, and earning him an honorary Doctorate in Sacred Music from his congregation’s Duquesne University. The National Association of Pastoral Musicians named him “Pastoral Musician of the Year” for United States Catholics in 1992. He received a Grand Prix de l’Académie Charles Cros for the 2005 album Ave Maria that he recorded with his Chevilly seminary choir. Works Musical compositions Italian: * Donaci, Signor, un cuore nuovo * Popolo regale * Terra tutta, da’ lode a Dio * Un solo Signore * Alleluia, la tua parola French: * Souviens-toi de Jésus-Christ * L’Esprit de Dieu * Terre entière chante ta joie * Un seul Seigneur * Peuple de prêtres, peuple de rois * Dieu Re