Views from the Choir Loft

1875 Hanisch Sanctorale & Witt Kyriale

Corpus Christi Watershed · March 19, 2013

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* * 1875 Hanisch Sanctorale & Witt Kyriale

• Incomplete copy, for purposes of comparison with later editions • Hanisch Organum Comitans Sectio I • Organum comitans ad Graduale romanum : quod sub auspiciis sanctissimi domini nostri PII PP. IX. curavit Sacrorum rituum congregatio / 1875 Ratisbonæ, Neo Eboraci [New York] & Cinncinnatii. Sumtibus, chartis et typis Friderici Pustet. S. Sedis Apostolicae Typographi. According to WorldCat: “Sect. 1. Proprium et commune sanctorum necnon festa pro aliquibus locis — Sect. 2. Proprium de tempore et missae votivae pro diversis rebus necnon ; Appendix ad Graduale romanum.” & Organum comitans ad Ordinarium Missae ( Missæ) : quod ut partem Gradualis Romani, opus XXIII : curavit Sacrorum Rituum Congregatio / by Franz Witt 1876 Editio 2 emendata et augmentata. Opus XXIII. Ratisbonæ, Neo Eboraci [New York] & Cinncinnatii. Sumtibus, chartis et typis Friderici Pustet. S. Sedis Apostolicae Typographi. •

Opinions by blog authors do not necessarily represent the views of Corpus Christi Watershed.

“Glory To God” • (For Choir + Congregation)

I wish to thank everyone for the nice comments I received vis-à-vis my Glory To God setting for Choir & Congregation. A gentleman with a musical doctorate from Indiana University wrote: “Love this setting so much. And I will pray, as you asked, for your return to composition more fully. You are very very good.” A female choir director wrote: “I love your harmonizations, your musicality, and the wonderful interplay you have with dissonance and consonance in your music. So fun to listen to, and great for intellect, heart, and soul!” A young woman from California wrote: “Thank you for releasing your new Glory To God in honor of Saint Noel Chabanel. I'm enjoying reading through the various parts and listening to your recordings.”

—Jeff Ostrowski

William Byrd • “Mass for Five Voices”

Our volunteer choir is learning the “Sanctus” from William Byrd’s Mass for Five Voices. You can hear a short excerpt (recorded last Sunday) but please ignore the sound of babies crying: Mp3 recording. We still have work to do—but we’re on the right track. Once we have some of the tuning issues fixed, I desire to use it as an example proving volunteers can sing complicated polyphony.

—Jeff Ostrowski

“Baptism” • A Unique Hymn

Father Christopher Phillips is the founding Pastor of Our Lady of the Atonement Catholic Church. One of his hymns is unique and (in my humble opinion) quite beautiful. His hymn is basically a prayer to the Holy Trinity but also speaks of Baptism and the Holy Eucharist. It would be an ideal Communion hymn on Trinity Sunday or the feast of the Baptism of the Lord. You can hear live recording from last Sunday by clicking here.

—Jeff Ostrowski