Signum Fidei

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Sacred Music for Lasallians, by Lasallians

Explore the forgotten musical legacy of the De La Salle Brothers with Bryan.

About Signum Fidei

The Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, founded by St. Jean Baptiste de La Salle (hence the widely known name De La Salle Brothers) is a Roman Catholic lay religious congregation which holds a crucial role within the Church to carry their education initiatives worldwide.

The Brothers were well known to be generalist teachers, however, some were exceptionally talented in music, forming their own special Lasallian music traditions in Italy, France and the United States in the later half of the 19th Century.

Here Bryan shares his findings on the history of Lasallian music and provides his critical music editions, sacred and secular.

The French Lasallian Tradition

Albert-des-Anges Ricque FSC (1842 – 1914)

Born Albert Louis Armand, a French Lasallian, Brother Albert-des-Anges was an organ virtuoso who began assisting the music life at the Lasallian boarding school in Passy at the end of the academic year 1867/8. He was a composer of sacred music to great beauty and sophistication, earning the admiration and respect from his contemporaries such as Alexandre Guilmant, Charles Widor, Theodore Dubois &c.

Below is a list of available sheet music for downloading, free of charge.

O sacrum convivium (for 2 Treble Voices & Organ)

Léonce Giscaro FSC (1819 – 1909)

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