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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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Opinions by blog authors do not necessarily represent the views of Corpus Christi Watershed.

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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    Vespers Booklet (4th Sunday of Lent)
    The organ accompaniment booklet (24 pages) which I created for the 4th Sunday of Lent (“Lætare Sunday”) may now be downloaded, for those who desire such a thing.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Vespers Booklet, 3rd Sunday of Lent
    The organ accompaniment I created for the 3rd Sunday of Lent (“Extraordinary Form”) may now be downloaded, if anyone is interested in this.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Weeping For Joy! (We Hope!)
    Listening to this Easter Alleluia—an SATB arrangement I made twenty years ago based on the work of Monsignor Jules Van Nuffel—one of our readers left this comment: “I get tears in my eyes each time I sing to this hymn.” I hope this person is weeping for joy!
    —Jeff Ostrowski

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“During Lent…the use of musical instruments is allowed only so as to support the singing. Nevertheless, Laetare Sunday (the Fourth Sunday of Lent), Solemnities and Feasts are exceptions to this rule.”

— ‘Roman Missal, 3rd Edition (2011)’

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