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Jeff Ostrowski
A theorist, organist, and conductor, Jeff Ostrowski holds his B.M. in Music Theory from the University of Kansas (2004), where he also did graduate work in Musicology. On 22 January 2011, the board of directors elected Mr. Ostrowski President of Corpus Christi Watershed. He lives with his wife and daughter in Corpus Christi, TX.
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How does Chabanel measure up?
published 20 November 2010 by Jeff Ostrowski

In honor of THIS BRAND NEW CHABANEL PROJECT (Nov. 2010), here is a special video that compares samples of Chabanel Psalms to other popular Responsorial Psalms:

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It will be noticed that the Chabanel Refrains follow the model of chant: free rhythm, Gregorian modality, no difficult leaps, and a limited range, easily singable by anyone.

The “typical” Responsorial Psalms are all rhythmically composed & rhythmically driven. Furthermore, they employ Major-minor tonality instead of the Church modes. They also use a lot of syncopation and hard skips.

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