Catholic Architecture • “Modern vs. Ancient”
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Sacred Music Boot Camp 2020
Three days of practical chant instruction and immersion in the treasury of Catholic sacred music
“Arranging Polyphony for One Voice” • (Live Rec.)
When faced with restrictions on the size of the choir, history suggests that we can adapt music for smaller groups, including groups with only one singer.
Photo • Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen
…praying the holy rosary with his office staff.
PDF Download • Communion Antiphon (Mt 16:24) with Organ Accompaniment
To give you an idea how this sounds, I recorded the piece on my toy organ.
(Installment #10) “Catholic Hymnals” • Chris Mueller
Father Rutler makes five crucial points.
“Homily for the 19th Sunday after Pentecost” (EF) • Father Valentine Young, OFM
The word “grace” means a gift given to us by God. Sanctifying grace is first given to us when we are baptized.
The Real Reason Why Some People Don’t Match Pitch
(Keven Smith) • I’ve come to realize that the vast majority of “tone-deaf” people aren’t really tone-deaf at all. They just haven’t been trained to coordinate their voices with their audiation+
“O Sacrum Convivium” • Recorded by one person
This piece comes from “Motecta Trium Vocum” by Kevin Allen (for three equal voices).
Here’s How the Mass Will Change
A 1964 article reflects on what the liturgy envisioned by “Inter oecumenici” may have looked like.
3 October 2020 • What Kids Lack
Kids these days will never know the adventure of traveling to a special music library, climbing the steps, locating the correct LP record, and placing it into the record player (which had a needle). In the 1990s, this was the only way one could listen to Hofmann’s live recording of Chopin’s 4th Ballade. I have […]
“Spoken vs. Sung Propers” • The Complete History
Lies containing a little truth are the most difficult to quash • Here is the definitive, final exposé on why the “Spoken Propers” don’t match the “Sung Propers.” • In October of 1972, the Bishops’ Committee on the Liturgy falsely equated the “Spoken Propers” with the “Sung Propers” and proclaimed: “These antiphons are too abrupt for communal recitation” • Several official English translations of the Roman Gradual have received the imprimatur multiple times+
Famous Italian Actor Regrets Aborting Son
“It was the mistake of my life. When I was very young, I had the chance to become a father, but I had my son aborted. Now, I’ve become very strongly against abortion.” —Andrea Roncato
Devotional Music for the Feast of St. Thérèse of Lisieux
St. Thérèse is loved by so many, yet devotional songs to her seem to be few and far between. I hope that this article will serve as a useful starting point for anyone searching for such music…