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Jeff Ostrowski · April 8, 2020

6 May 2022

Morales Alleluia = #78969
THIS IS YOUR FIRST PRIORITY
78969 • Alleluia for OF & EF (Morales Magnificat)

Page 697 from The Saint Jean de Brébeuf Hymnal
…rehearsal videos are at #697 and also #868
THIS IS YOUR SECOND PRIORITY
“Christ the Lord is risen today”
TUNE: “Paschal Lamb” • 77 77 D

53998 • “NOH Fauxbourdon”
THIS IS YOUR THIRD PRIORITY
…rehearsal videos are at #53998

5454 • Guerrero SANCTUS & HOSANNA (“Iste Sanctus”)
Make sure you still remember #5454

The CRUX FIDELIS has been added!
#54161 “Crux Fidelis” (Maria Quinn)

The 9:00am Sanctus is
#5454 • Guerrero SANCTUS & HOSANNA (“Iste Sanctus”)
#5305 • Guerrero BENEDICTUS(“Iste Sanctus”)

7 April 2022

Page 441 • #441
YOU MUST KNOW THIS
Salve Caput Cruentatum (“O Sacred Head, surrounded”)
Translation: Sir Henry Williams Baker
TUNE: “Passion Chorale” • 76 76 D

Van Nuffel “Alleluia” for Easter
YOU MUST KNOW THIS
5909 • “O Filii Et Filiae” (Jules Van Nuffel)
rehearsal videos: #5909

Morales Alleluia = #78969
YOU MUST KNOW THIS
78969 • Alleluia for OF & EF (Morales Magnificat)

Kyrie Pars i • “Kyrie”
YOU MUST KNOW THIS
54434 • Kyrie from “Missa Philomena” (Verdelot) — Part 1 of 3
Learn before Sunday: #54434

Kyrie Pars ii • “Christe”
YOU MUST KNOW THIS
54702 • Kyrie from “Missa Philomena” (Verdelot)
Learn before Sunday: #54702

The Saint Jean de Brébeuf Hymnal • #42 “Grosser Gott”
Practice it here with #802
Ad Cenam Agni Providi (“At the Lamb’s high feast we sing”)
YOU MUST KNOW THIS
Translation: Robert Campbell of Skerrington
SEVENTH TUNE: “Grosser Gott 7B” • 77 77 D

If you don’t know it already, please look at “Agnus Dei”
https://www.ccwatershed.org/tag/piecemeal-agnus-dei/
That link has Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3

For the future, be practicing Kyrie 4, Credo 7, Sanctus 13:
Kyrie 4, Credo 7, Sanctus 13 from the following website:
https://www.ccwatershed.org/kyriale/
There is a “Canon Extension” for Credo VII by Guerrero which is #62964

Please be learning Hymn #093 • “SAXONY”
Not a major priority at this time
https://www.ccwatershed.org/hymn/
(It’s strophic; that means it’s identical to #215)

At some point we will learn Maria Quinn O Sanctissima.
At some point we will learn Kevin Allen 4-Part Tantum Ergo.

31 March 2022

Page 441 • #441
Salve Caput Cruentatum (“O Sacred Head, surrounded”)
Translation: Sir Henry Williams Baker
TUNE: “Passion Chorale” • 76 76 D

Van Nuffel “Alleluia” for Easter
THIS IS YOUR FIRST PRIORITY
5909 • “O Filii Et Filiae” (Jules Van Nuffel)
rehearsal videos: #5909

Morales Alleluia = #78969
THIS IS YOUR SECOND PRIORITY
78969 • Alleluia for OF & EF (Morales Magnificat)

Kyrie Pars i • “Kyrie”
54434 • Kyrie from “Missa Philomena” (Verdelot) — Part 1 of 3
Learn before Sunday: #54434

Kyrie Pars ii • “Christe”
54702 • Kyrie from “Missa Philomena” (Verdelot)
Learn before Sunday: #54702

Kevin Allen “Si Ambulavero” is towards the bottom of this page:
https://www.ccwatershed.org/matri/

The Saint Jean de Brébeuf Hymnal • #42 “Grosser Gott”
Practice it here with #802
Ad Cenam Agni Providi (“At the Lamb’s high feast we sing”)
Translation: Robert Campbell of Skerrington
SEVENTH TUNE: “Grosser Gott 7B” • 77 77 D

If you don’t know it already, please look at “Agnus Dei”
https://www.ccwatershed.org/tag/piecemeal-agnus-dei/
That link has Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3

For the future, be practicing Kyrie 4, Credo 7, Sanctus 13:
Kyrie 4, Credo 7, Sanctus 13 from the following website:
https://www.ccwatershed.org/kyriale/
There is a “Canon Extension” for Credo VII by Guerrero which is #62964

Please be learning Hymn #093 • “SAXONY”
Not a major priority at this time
https://www.ccwatershed.org/hymn/
(It’s strophic; that means it’s identical to #215)

At some point we will learn Maria Quinn O Sanctissima.
At some point we will learn Kevin Allen 4-Part Tantum Ergo.

25 March 2022

Kyrie Pars i • “Kyrie”
THIS IS YOUR FIRST PRIORITY
54434 • Kyrie from “Missa Philomena” (Verdelot) — Part 1 of 3
Learn before Sunday: #54434

Kyrie Pars ii • “Christe”
THIS IS YOUR SECOND PRIORITY
54702 • Kyrie from “Missa Philomena” (Verdelot)
Learn before Sunday: #54702

Kevin Allen “Si Ambulavero” is towards the bottom of this page:
https://www.ccwatershed.org/matri/

Please be learning Hymn #093 • “SAXONY”
https://www.ccwatershed.org/hymn/
(It’s strophic; that means it’s identical to #215)

Van Nuffel “Alleluia” for Easter
5909 • “O Filii Et Filiae” (Jules Van Nuffel)
rehearsal videos: #5909

Morales Alleluia = #78969
78969 • Alleluia for OF & EF (Morales Magnificat)

The Saint Jean de Brébeuf Hymnal • #42 “Grosser Gott”
Practice it here with #802
Ad Cenam Agni Providi (“At the Lamb’s high feast we sing”)
Translation: Robert Campbell of Skerrington
SEVENTH TUNE: “Grosser Gott 7B” • 77 77 D

If you don’t know it already, please look at “Agnus Dei”
https://www.ccwatershed.org/tag/piecemeal-agnus-dei/
That link has Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3

For the future, be practicing Kyrie 4, Credo 7, Sanctus 13:
Kyrie 4, Credo 7, Sanctus 13 from the following website:
https://www.ccwatershed.org/kyriale/
There is a “Canon Extension” for Credo VII by Guerrero which is #62964

Please be learning Hymn #266
We’ve practiced this one a whole lot
https://www.ccwatershed.org/hymn/
(It’s strophic, and identical to #220 and #240)

Number 144 • “Aus Der Tiefe”
Ave Vivens Hostia (“Hail, true Victim, life and light”)
Not a major priority at this time
https://ccwatershed.org/hymn/

19 March 2022

Kevin Allen “Si Ambulavero” is towards the bottom of this page:
THIS IS YOUR FIRST PRIORITY
https://www.ccwatershed.org/matri/

Please look at “Christe”
THIS IS YOUR SECOND PRIORITY
54702 • Kyrie from “Missa Philomena” (Verdelot)
https://www.ccwatershed.org/polyphony/

Please be learning Hymn #093
https://www.ccwatershed.org/hymn/
(It’s strophic; that means it’s identical to #215)

If you don’t know it already, please look at “Agnus Dei”
https://www.ccwatershed.org/tag/piecemeal-agnus-dei/
That link has Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3

For the future, be practicing Kyrie 4, Credo 7, Sanctus 13:
Kyrie 4, Credo 7, Sanctus 13 from the following website:
https://www.ccwatershed.org/kyriale/
There is a “Canon Extension” for Credo VII by Guerrero which is #62964

Please be learning Hymn #266
We’ve practiced this one a whole lot
https://www.ccwatershed.org/hymn/
(It’s strophic, and identical to #220 and #240)

Number 144
Ave Vivens Hostia (“Hail, true Victim, life and light”)
Not a major priority at this time
https://ccwatershed.org/hymn/

11 March 2022

Please look at “Christe”
THIS IS YOUR FIRST PRIORITY
54702 • Kyrie from “Missa Philomena” (Verdelot)
https://www.ccwatershed.org/polyphony/

Kevin Allen “Si Ambulavero” is towards the bottom of this page:
THIS IS YOUR SECOND PRIORITY
https://www.ccwatershed.org/matri/

Please be learning Hymn #093
THIS IS YOUR THIRD PRIORITY
https://www.ccwatershed.org/hymn/
(It’s strophic; that means it’s identical to #215)

If you don’t know it already, please look at “Agnus Dei”
https://www.ccwatershed.org/tag/piecemeal-agnus-dei/
That link has Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3

For the future, be practicing Kyrie 4, Credo 7, Sanctus 13:
Kyrie 4, Credo 7, Sanctus 13 from the following website:
https://www.ccwatershed.org/kyriale/

Please be learning Hymn #266
We’ve practiced this one a whole lot
https://www.ccwatershed.org/hymn/
(It’s strophic, and identical to #220 and #240)

Number 144
Ave Vivens Hostia (“Hail, true Victim, life and light”)
Not a major priority at this time
https://ccwatershed.org/hymn/

Please be learning Hymn #480 (STABAT MATER)
Not a major priority at this time
https://www.ccwatershed.org/hymn/

10 March 2022

Please be learning Hymn #093
https://www.ccwatershed.org/hymn/
(It’s strophic; that means it’s identical to #215)

Please be learning Hymn #480 (STABAT MATER)
Not a major priority at this time
https://www.ccwatershed.org/hymn/

5 March 2022

Please be learning Hymn #266
https://www.ccwatershed.org/hymn/
(It’s strophic, and identical to #220 and #240)

Number 144
Ave Vivens Hostia (“Hail, true Victim, life and light”)
Not a major priority at this time
https://ccwatershed.org/hymn/

Please look at “Christe”
54702 • Kyrie from “Missa Philomena” (Verdelot)
https://www.ccwatershed.org/polyphony/

If you don’t know it already, please look at “Agnus Dei”
https://www.ccwatershed.org/tag/piecemeal-agnus-dei/
That link has Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3

Please be learning “Si Ambulavero” from this page:
https://www.ccwatershed.org/2016/09/14/matri-divinae-gratiae-opus-mariae-dedicatum/

For the future, be practicing Kyrie 4, Credo 7, Sanctus 13:
Kyrie 4, Credo 7, Sanctus 13 from the following website:
https://www.ccwatershed.org/kyriale/

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

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President’s Corner

    PDF Download • “Sprinkling Rite”
    Liturgical reformers who gained power after Vatican II frequently caused great suffering to musicians. With the stroke of a pen, they sometimes make changes that would require thousands—or even millions—of man hours (work undertaken by composers and editors). The Sprinkling Rite during Eastertide is but one tiny example. The version given in that PDF document was the original melody for Roman Missal, Third Edition. Some still prefer that version. However, at the last moment, an “unknown hand” tinkered with a few notes in the antiphon. Those who examine the current edition can verify this with their own eyes.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    ‘Sarum’ Good Friday?
    Plainsong of the Roman Rite has many variants—i.e. slight ‘variations’ or ‘alterations’ made to the ancient melodies. Variants often thrive in particular religious orders. Likewise, before Henry VIII broke away from the Catholic Church, Gregorian Chant variants were frequently associated with individual cathedrals in England: Hereford, Lincoln, Salisbury, and so forth. In the early 20th century, the (Anglican) organist at Westminster Abbey married “Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence” to this beautiful variant melody from England. Those who sing Gregorian Chant on Good Friday will recognize the melody. What do you think of this pairing?
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    PDF Download • “Eb Organ Postlude”
    Gustav Adolf Merkel (d. 1885) was a German organist, teacher, and composer. Although a Lutheran himself, he held the appointment at the (Roman Catholic) Cathedral of Dresden from 1864 until his death. You can download his Organ Postlude in E-Flat, which I like very much. He has an interesting way of marking the pedal notes. What do you think?
    —Jeff Ostrowski

Quick Thoughts

    “Gregorian Chant Quiz” • 24 March 2026
    How well do you know your Gregorian hymns? Do you recognize the tune inserted into the bass line on this score? For many years, we sang the entire Mass in Gregorian chant—and I mean everything. As a result, it would be difficult to find a Gregorian hymn I don’t recognize instantly. Only decades later did I realize (with sadness) that this skill cannot be ‘monetized’… This particular melody is used for a very famous Gregorian hymn, printed in the LIBER USUALIS. Do you recognize it? Send me an email with the correct words, and I promise to tell everybody I meet about your prowess!
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    PDF Download • “Ubi Caritas” (SATB)
    I remember singing “Ubi Cáritas” by Maurice Duruflé at the conservatory. I was deeply moved by it. However, some feel Duruflé’s version isn’t suitable for small choirs since it’s written for 6 voices and the bass tessitura is quite low. That’s why I was absolutely thrilled to discover this “Ubi cáritas” (SATB) for smaller choirs by Énemond Moreau, who studied with OSCAR DEPUYDT (d. 1925), an orphan who became a towering figure of Catholic music. Depuydt’s students include: Flor Peeters (d. 1986); Monsignor Jules Van Nuffel (d. 1953); Arthur Meulemans (d. 1966); Monsignor Jules Vyverman (d. 1989); and Gustaaf Nees (d. 1965). Rehearsal videos for each individual voice await you at #19705. When I came across the astonishing English translation for “Ubi Cáritas” by Monsignor Ronald Knox—matching the Latin’s meter—I decided to add those lyrics as an option (for churches which have banned Latin). My wife and I made this recording to give you some idea how it sounds.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    PDF Download • “Holy, Holy, Holy”
    For vigil Masses on Saturday (a.k.a. “anticipated” Masses) we use this simpler setting of the “Holy, Holy, Holy” by Monsignor Jules Vyverman (d. 1989), a Belgian priest, organist, composer, and music educator who ultimately succeeded another ‘Jules’ (CANON JULES VAN NUFFEL) as director of the Lemmensinstituut in Belgium. Although I could be wrong, my understanding is that the LEMMENSINSTITUUT eventually merged with “Catholic University of Leuven” (originally founded in 1425). That’s the university Fulton J. Sheen attended.
    —Jeff Ostrowski

Random Quote

“To me it is a most inspiring reflection that, while empires and kingdoms have tumbled down, while language and custom of every kind have changed beyond recognition, still day by day the humblest Catholic priest in the remotest mission stands at his altar dressed in the garb of old Rome.”

— Father Adrian Fortescue (8 February 1912)

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