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Pope Saint Paul VI (3 April 1969): “Although the text of the Roman Gradual—at least that which concerns the singing—has not been changed, the Entrance antiphons and Communions antiphons have been revised for Masses without singing.”

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Motecta Trium Vocum • Motets For Three Voices

OMPOSER KEVIN ALLEN has set twelve Eucharistic Motets for three voices. The texts are appropriate at all times of the Liturgical year. Feel free to listen to an audio sample. And don’t forget that Matthew J. Curtis has recorded a CD of the entire collection. Share this promotional video with your friends. This special performance edition avoids all page turns and includes Psalm Tone texts in Latin and English so the length will always match perfectly the Liturgical action:

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1. Desidero Mi Jesu   •   Video Sample (Equal Voices)

PRACTICE VIDEO (Primus)

PRACTICE VIDEO (Secundus)

PRACTICE VIDEO (Tertius)

2. O Salutaris Hostia   •   Video Sample (Equal Voices)

PRACTICE VIDEO (Primus)

PRACTICE VIDEO (Secundus)

PRACTICE VIDEO (Tertius)

3. Anima Christi   •   Video Sample (Equal Voices)

PRACTICE VIDEO (Primus)

PRACTICE VIDEO (Secundus)

PRACTICE VIDEO (Tertius)

4. Domine, Non Sum Dignus   •   Video Sample (Equal Voices)

PRACTICE VIDEO (Primus)

PRACTICE VIDEO (Secundus)

PRACTICE VIDEO (Tertius)

5. Sicut Novellae Olivarum   •   Video Sample (Equal Voices)

PRACTICE VIDEO (Primus)

PRACTICE VIDEO (Secundus)

PRACTICE VIDEO (Tertius)

6. Ave Sacer Christi Sanguis   •   Video Sample (Equal Voices)

PRACTICE VIDEO (Primus)

PRACTICE VIDEO (Secundus)

PRACTICE VIDEO (Tertius)

7. O Sacrum Convivium   •   Video Sample (Equal Voices)

PRACTICE VIDEO (Primus)

PRACTICE VIDEO (Secundus)

PRACTICE VIDEO (Tertius)

8. Panis Angelicus   •   Video Sample (Equal Voices)

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PRACTICE VIDEO (Secundus)

PRACTICE VIDEO (Tertius)

9. Tantum Ergo   •   Video Sample (Equal Voices)

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PRACTICE VIDEO (Tertius)

10. Te Decet Laus   •   Video Sample (Equal Voices)

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PRACTICE VIDEO (Secundus)

PRACTICE VIDEO (Tertius)

11. Paratur Nobis   •   Video Sample (Equal Voices)

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PRACTICE VIDEO (Secundus)

PRACTICE VIDEO (Tertius)

12. O Sanctissima   •   Video Sample (Equal Voices)

PRACTICE VIDEO (Primus)

PRACTICE VIDEO (Secundus)

PRACTICE VIDEO (Tertius)

ALTHOUGH THIS COLLECTION was designed for SSA or TTB choirs, the compositions also work well for mixed choirs, and a special transposition table has been included to help the choirmaster. Here’s how these motets sound in the transposed range:

Panis Angelicus (transposed for mixed choirs)   •   Video Sample

PRACTICE VIDEO (Primus)

PRACTICE VIDEO (Secundus)

PRACTICE VIDEO (Tertius)

O Salutaris (transposed for mixed choirs)   •   Video Sample

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President’s Corner

    “Samaritánæ” (3rd Sunday of Lent)
    With regard to the COMMUNION for the 3rd Sunday of Lent (Year A), the Ordo Cantus Missae—which was published in 1969 by the Vatican, bearing Hannibal Bugnini’s signature and approbation in its PREFACE—inexplicably introduced a variant melody and slightly different words, as you can see by this comparison chart. When it comes to such items, they’re always done in secrecy by unnamed people. (Although it is known that Dom Eugène Cardine collaborated in the creation of the GRADUALE SIMPLEX, a book considered by some to be a travesty.)
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    PDF Download • “Ubi Caritas” (SATB)
    I remember singing “Ubi Cáritas” by Maurice Duruflé at the conservatory. I was deeply moved by it. However, some feel Duruflé’s version isn’t suitable for small choirs since it’s written for 6 voices and the bass tessitura is quite low. That’s why I was absolutely thrilled to discover this “Ubi cáritas” (SATB) for smaller choirs by Énemond Moreau, who studied with OSCAR DEPUYDT (d. 1925), an orphan who became a towering figure of Catholic music. Depuydt’s students include: Flor Peeters (d. 1986); Monsignor Jules Van Nuffel (d. 1953); Arthur Meulemans (d. 1966); Monsignor Jules Vyverman (d. 1989); and Gustaaf Nees (d. 1965). Rehearsal videos for each individual voice await you at #19705. When I came across the astonishing English translation for “Ubi Cáritas” by Monsignor Ronald Knox—matching the Latin’s meter—I decided to add those lyrics as an option (for churches which have banned Latin). My wife and I made this recording to give you some idea how it sounds.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    PDF • “Cantus Mariales” (192 pages)
    Andrea Leal has posted an absolutely pristine scan of CANTUS MARIALES (192 pages) which can be downloaded as a PDF file. To access this treasure, navigate to the frabjous article Andrea posted Monday. The file is being offered completely free of charge. The beginning pages of the book have something not to be missed: viz. a letter from Pope Saint Pius X to Dom Pothier, in which the pope calls Abbat Pothier “a man versed above all others in the science of liturgy, and to whom the cause of Gregorian chant is greatly indebted.”
    —Jeff Ostrowski

Quick Thoughts

    Grotesque Pairing • “Passion Chorale”
    One of our rarest releases was undoubtably this PDF scan of the complete Pope Pius XII Hymnal (1959) by Father Joseph Roff, a student of Healey Willan. One of the scarcest titles in existence, this book was provided to us by Mr. Peter Meggison. Back in 2018, we scanned each page and uploaded it to our website, making it freely available to everyone. Readers are probably sick of hearing me say this, but just because we upload something that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s wonderful or worthy of imitation. We upload many publications precisely because they are ‘grotesque’, interesting, or revealing. Whereas the Brébeuf Catholic Hymnal had an editorial board that was careful and sensitive vis-à-vis pairing texts with tunes, the Pope Pius XII Hymnal (1959) seems to have been rather reckless in this regard. Please take a look at what they did with the PASSION CHORALE and see whether you agree.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Extreme Unction
    Those who search Google for “CCCC MS 079” will discover high resolution images of a medieval Pontificale (“Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 079”). One of the pages contains this absolutely gorgeous depiction of the Sacrament of Extreme Unction.
    —Corpus Christi Watershed
    PDF Chart • “Plainsong Rhythm”
    I will go to my grave without understanding the lack of curiosity so many people have about the rhythmic modifications made by Dom André Mocquereau. For example, how can someone examine this single sheet comparison chart and at a minimum not be curious about the differences? Dom Mocquereau basically creates a LONG-SHORT LONG-SHORT rhythmic pattern—in spite of enormous and overwhelming manuscript evidence to the contrary. That’s why some scholars referred to his method as “Neo-Mensuralist” or “Neo-Mensuralism.”
    —Jeff Ostrowski

Random Quote

“We being many are one bread and one body, All who share the one bread and one cup. Vs. Thou hast prepared of thy sweetness for the poor, O God, who makest us to dwell in one mind in thy house. All who share the one bread and one cup.”

— Responsory (Matins for Corpus Christi) transl. by Fortescue

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