“A Catholic Life” reviews the Campion Hymnal

Corpus Christi Watershed · December 10, 2013

A blog specializing in catechetical resources has published this favorable review. Here’s an excerpt:

ACH AND EVERY DAY countless books are sold in the world and new books are being published for the first time. With the advent of Lulu.com and other self-publishing platforms, there are thousands of books introduced into the world each year. For a Catholic trying to navigate the narrow road, he will find many books that are neither beautiful nor spiritually enriching. And once in a while he will find a book that is either very beautifully designed or one that is truly spiritually enriching and enduring. It is a gem to find a book that has both characteristics. I’m glad that I have found such a one in the St. Edmund Campion Missal.

* This is a review of the 1st Edition.

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19 May 2022 • “Trochee Trouble”

I’m still trying to decide how to visually present the “pure” Editio Vaticana scores, using what is (technically) the official rhythm of the Church. You can download my latest attempt, for this coming Sunday. Notice the “trochee trouble” as well as the old issue of neumes before the quilisma.

—Jeff Ostrowski

16 May 2022 • Harmonized Chant?

This year’s upcoming Sacred Music Symposium will demonstrate several ways to sing the CREDO at Mass. This is because—for many parishes—to sing a full-length polyphonic CREDO by Victoria or Palestrina is out of the question. Therefore, we show options that are halfway between plainsong and polyphony. You can hear my choir rehearsing a section that sounds like harmonized plainsong.

—Jeff Ostrowski

14 May 2022 • “Pure” Vatican Edition

As readers know, my choir has been singing from the “pure” Editio Vaticana. That is to say, the official rhythm which—technically—is the only rhythm allowed by the Church. I haven’t figured out how I want the scores to look, so in the meantime we’ve been using temporary scores that look like this. Stay tuned!

—Jeff Ostrowski

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