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PDF Download • “Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Mass”

Jeff Ostrowski · July 14, 2020

ODAY IS THE FOURTH installment, which can also be called penultimate, meaning “second from the last.” (In Latin, the accent often falls on the penultimate syllable.) You might remember that I received a telephone call from a musician I deeply respect—from a different country—who strongly encouraged me to release my Mass settings. This ended up requiring tons more effort than I realized, and I would never undertaken such a project without his encouragement. (I generally have a very low opinion of my productions.)

Today’s release is a Mass in honor of SAINT EDMUND ARROWSMITH, an English Catholic priest who was put to death for his faith. He became a martyr approximately 20 years before another Jesuit, Saint Isaac Jogues, became a martyr.

*  PDF Download • ORGAN ACCOMPANIMENT
—Including organ accompaniment for the new ICEL “Our Father” melody.

*  PDF Download • Congregational Booklet
—Make sure to select “double sided” when printing.

You can see the other Masses I’ve released if you click here.

“Glory To God” sung SATB

In this time of Covid-19, some congregations are being encouraged not to sing. It might be worth considering singing the ARROWSMITH GLORIA as an SATB piece. If you want to do that, use this score. All my Masses use a careful—almost obsessive—control over dissonance and consonance, so they sound good SATB. Here’s an example of what I mean:


A choir which attempts this piece SATB must have great sensitivity and a strong (pure) soprano section. The piece is “free” rhythm.

SATB Training Video SOPRANO:  (VIDEO)   •   (Mp3 audio)
SATB Training Video ALTO:  (VIDEO)   •   (Mp3 audio)
SATB Training Video TENOR:  (VIDEO)   •   (Mp3 audio)
SATB Training Video BASS:  (VIDEO)   •   (Mp3 audio)

Rehearsal Videos • Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Mass

Approximately ten years ago, I created some rehearsal videos—and I’m not pleased with the results—but they’re the only ones available at this time:

KYRIE: (rehearsal video)

GLORIA: (rehearsal video)

SANCTUS: (rehearsal video)

“Mystery of Faith”—1st option: (rehearsal video)

“Mystery of Faith”—2nd option: (rehearsal video)

GREAT AMEN: (rehearsal video)

AGNUS DEI: (rehearsal video)

Here are some images of Saint Edmund Arrowsmith (d. 1628)

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Filed Under: Articles, PDF Download Tagged With: Cantor Plus Organist, Pieces For Small Choirs, Roman Missal Third Edition Last Updated: January 11, 2022

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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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    Requesting Our Advent Eucharistic Hymn
    A young lady named Agnes wrote to us: “Dear Mr. Ostrowski, do you have the PDF score for Ave Corpus Domini set to the ADVENT melody? Last year, we sang the hymn tune “Nun Komm der Heiden Heiland” quite a bit using your contrafactum technique. My choir appreciates the Latin hymns and practice videos, especially in the ADVENT and CHRISTMAS seasons. Your recent article on Gregorian Psalm Tones is a great help to my organist brother, and reminds us of attending VESPERS years ago when we lived in California. Thank you so much for all the effort put into providing these wonderful resources!”   Agnes, if you are listening! Yes, the PDF file you desire can be downloaded for free at the Brébeuf Portal via this URL link. Thanks for writing to us!
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Message from the Vice-President!
    The Vice-President of the Church Music Association of America, Dr. Horst Buchholz (who also serves as Director of Sacred Music for the Archdiocese of Detroit) sent us an email yesterday regarding the harmonizations (PDF) I composed for the Gregorian Chant psalm tones. Dr. Buchholz says: “Those settings are absolutely exquisite, as I'm used to when it comes from you. Bravo! Well done! Now, as a sequel, if you could write something for accompanying psalms in English that would be awesome.”
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Seven (7) Hymn Verses for November!
    In the month of November, we remember in a special way the souls in purgatory. The BRÉBEUF HYMNAL often includes text alone versions for its hymns; why is that? The short answer is: flexibility. The “text only” version allows each choirmaster to employ a myriad of melodies. For example, I recently set the English translation of “De Profúndis” with the DAVOST MELODY (PDF). We are singing this before November ends. Indeed, you can hear our volunteer singing this (in real life) if you click here.
    —Jeff Ostrowski

Random Quote

“We must say it plainly: the Roman rite as we knew it exists no more. It has gone. Some walls of the structure have fallen, others have been altered—we can look at it as a ruin or as the partial foundation of a new building. Think back, if you remember it, to the Latin sung High Mass with Gregorian chant. Compare it with the modern post-Vatican II Mass. It is not only the words, but also the tunes and even certain actions that are different. In fact it is a different liturgy of the Mass.”

— Fr. Joseph Gelineau (1978)

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