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Views from the Choir Loft

Hymn: “All glory, laud, and honor to Thee, Redeemer, King” (Sopr, Alto, Tenr, Bass)

Jeff Ostrowski · April 1, 2020

WOULD WAGER you already know this tune, but probably not by the title of Valet will ich dir geben. That’s because anti-German sentiments arose around the time of the Great War, so somebody had the “brilliant” idea to rename all the tunes which had German names—and most of them did have German names! Thus, most modern books call this tune as “St Theodulph.” Today, a version has been posted that has individual rehearsal videos for Soprano, Alto, Tenor, and Bass. The Saint Jean de Brébeuf Hymnal was careful about vocal ranges. For instance, SAINT THEODULPH is often printed with harmonies that are difficult to sing because the ranges are excessively low. (Unfortunately, not all hymnal editors routinely stand in front of a choir!) The Brébeuf version solved this problem in quite a remarkable way.

Here is the beautiful arrangement found as #694:


* Access free rehearsal videos for each individual voice by clicking on #694.

There are many translations of the “Gloria Laus” besides the one in the video. For example, here is an English translation by Father Edward Caswall (d. 1878), a disciple of Cardinal Newman.

“Gloria Laus” has a verse that says: Coetus in excelsis te laudat coelicus omnis. A priest told me that—because of that verse—choirs traditionally sang this “from a high place.” Here is what he wrote:

I have heard that, whereas the Roman rite (before the alterations of the 1950s) directs that some chanters sing from inside the church before the door opens, in earlier times they would sing from a gallery above the door, or, where such a gallery was lacking, from a specially-raised platform; also that many places had boy choristers to represent the “children of the Hebrews.”

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Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Jean de Brebeuf Hymnal Last Updated: May 14, 2020

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About Jeff Ostrowski

Jeff Ostrowski holds his B.M. in Music Theory from the University of Kansas (2004). He resides with his wife and children in Los Angeles.—(Read full biography).

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    26 January 2023 • FEEDBACK
    “Jeff, I wanted to personally thank you for your spiritual witness at the Symposium & often blogs that you write too. Praying that prayer in the mornings My God, my Father and my all (by Cardinal Merry Del Val), mentioning saints’ stories of Brébeuf, Jogues, John Vianney, monks who fought in WWII, their hard work in spite of terrible conditions, their relentless zeal for the faith, their genuine love for the laypeople they served, etc. Overall though—more than anything concrete I can point to that you did or said—it was your demeanor at the Symposium. I could tell you really absolutely love and believe the Catholic Faith. You don’t get that everywhere, even in Church circles. And your humility is what then makes that shine even brighter. It is super inspiring! God is working through you probably way more than you know.”
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Symposium Draft Schedule Released!
    Those who head over to the Symposium Website will notice the tentative schedule for 2023 has been released. This is all very exciting! Very soon, we will begin accepting applications, so please make sure you have subscribed to our mailing list. If you are subscribed, that means you'll hear announcements before anyone else. (It’s incredibly easy to subscribe to our mailing list; just scroll to the bottom of any blog article and enter your email address.)
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    Good Friday Polyphony by L. Senfl
    The editor of the Sacred Music Magazine recently made available to the public this splendid article by our own Charles Weaver. It includes an edition of polyphony for the GOOD FRIDAY “Reproaches.” Renaissance composers often set the various offices of Holy Week; e.g. readers will probably be familiar with the beautiful TENEBRAE setting by Father Tomás Luis de Victoria (d. 1611). From what I can tell, Ludwig Senfl (d. 1543) was originally a Catholic priest, but eventually was seduced by Luther and ended up abandoning the sacred priesthood.
    —Jeff Ostrowski

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