Adapting Chant To The Vernacular
“The more closely a composition approaches the Gregorian melodic form, the more sacred it becomes.”
Archives for August 2015
Society for Catholic Liturgy Conference 2015
Featuring Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, Dr. William Mahrt, and Fr. Uwe Michael Lang
The Ordinary Form’s Incredible Freedom
Here’s a chart with rubrics from the 1974 “Graduale” translated into English.
Practising from back to front
Something of a duet of the Communion Antiphon for the 16th Sunday after Pentecost—part of preparing for Mass
Frank La Rocca • Contemporary Music for the Sacred Treasury
If you are not familiar with the works of composer Frank La Rocca, you should be. His works move contemporary sacred music towards the realization of Vatican II.
Cake or Frosting?
The Liturgy is the cake and Sacred Music is the frosting…
Be Amazed By This Two-Minute Clip About Cathedrals!
Astounding video about how the Amiens Cathedral was saved by a medieval “iron band-aid.”
PDF Download • Rossini’s “Canticum Novum” (1935)
A Collection of 115 Motets and Hymns, with an Easy Mass for Two Equal Voices.
Musical Resources • 14th Sunday after Pentecost (Extraordinary Form)
“Reconciled for evermore to thy Church, do thou watch over her, O Lord…”
A Paragraph that Caught Attention
“Re-discovery of the Church’s Sacred Tradition: II Kings 22” by Fr. David Carter, JCL.
SATB “Alleluia” By Palestrina • Brief, Easy, & Sumptuous
I dare you NOT to immediately assign this piece to your choir!
Another Job For Your Children
Simply dive in and do it. Remember how quickly your children grew up and left home? That is all the longer it takes.
A Most Astounding “Graduale” From 1909 … On Modern Staves!
University professors don’t sit around wondering whether they should teach the music of Tomás Luis de Victoria or Marty Haugen.
Christmas Gift Idea • Unbelievable Made-By-Hand Wood Carvings!
“Creating these etchings reminds me of my mother’s deep spirituality.” —John McCarthy
Vesting Prayers • Part 8 of 9
The Chasuble