1906 Burkard Manual of Plain Chant

Corpus Christi Watershed · March 19, 2013

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* * 1906 Burkard Manual of Plain Chant (PDF)

• Manual of Plain Chant : : A Text-Book for the Singer and Organist • Rev. Sisbert Burkard, Ph.D. : : Benedictines of Conception Abbey, Mo., U.S.A. • 48+ pages • Publishing Information: Copyright 1906 : : Fischer’s Edition No. 2892 : : J. Fischer & Bro., New York, The Vincent Music Co., Ltd., LONDON • This book deals with compound neums in Liber Gradualis and the Liber Usualis (around page 29) •

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

11 October 2021 • “Sing All Verses?”

Some claim Catholics deserve condemnation because (unlike Protestants) Catholics often omit verses when singing hymns at Mass. Is that true? The wonderful Sophia Institute Press—as part of a series on authentic sacred music—has provided an answer (PDF) to this question.

—Jeff Ostrowski

Where do Catholics find hymns?

The wonderful Sophia Institute Press has begun a “Q+A” section which tackles common liturgical questions, and here’s a sample: “At a conference I recently attended, the speaker said hymns don’t belong at Mass; was he telling the truth?” And you can read the answer. To access the complete set (which is a work in progress), scroll towards the bottom of this link.

—Jeff Ostrowski

28 September 2021 • FEEDBACK

From a reader: “I have read the pages explaining the Blessed Sacrament in the Brébeuf hymnal and plan on continuing to contemplate them. Moreover, the Christ the King Hymn is beautifully sung on the recording you posted (to the Watershed blog), and I wish my church would sing these hymns instead of modern ones from Choral Praise. We receive a wonderful explication of the Eucharist through this hymn. I am always impressed at the simple yet beautiful melodies in the Brebeuf hymnal.”

—Jeff Ostrowski

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