Hymns for the Holy Name of Jesus
Covid-friendly hymns for the Feast of the Holy Name.
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Archives for December 2020
Start the New Year Right with a Spectacular Alleluia
If you attend the Extraordinary Form, the Alleluia for the Octave of the Nativity will enable you to start the New Year with a bang.
“Homily — Feast of the Holy Family, Year B” • Father Valentine Young, OFM
I can speak mainly from my experience with Indians, more specifically the Navajos; their native culture has a great respect and love for marriage and family life.
Chasing the Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary
I thought making a course on singing the Little Office would be an easy project. However, as with just about everything to do with Sacred Music, there is so much more to it than you expect.
PDF Download • “Midnight Mass Musical Plan” (2020)
To show our singers how special our music is, I’ve included ancient MSS for each piece—as well as rehearsal videos.
23 December 2020 • A 5th? or 4th?
I have noticed that where the Editio Vaticana has a descending perfect fourth for the Gradual of Christmas Midnight Mass, many ancient manuscripts have a descending perfect fifth, which is pretty cool: Example A — Example B. The Vatican Edition is a CENTO, and never made any claim to be anything other than a CENTO. […]
PDF Download • “Creator Alme Siderum” with Organ Accompaniment
The Brébeuf Hymnal provides ancient (Roman Catholic) English translations of this hymn, but Eleanor Parker found versions in Anglo-Saxon!
“Improving As Musicians” • Eight Suggestions
Did you know I communicate with dead Catholic composers? I’m not joking.
Hidden Gem: Alma Redemptoris Mater (Salazar)
Here’s a Spanish Baroque motet that will gradually, gently win your heart while giving your choir another good option for the entire Christmas cycle.
What’s With All the Chant?
I had the honor of presenting this material to my parishioners at St. Thérèse Little Flower Catholic Church last week.
Announcement of Easter & the Movable Feasts • 2021 • English & Spanish
The following free downloads in English and Spanish contain dates for 2021 in the score.
(Installment #15) “Catholic Hymnals” • William Fritz
To (re)Harmonize a Hymn—“Anima Christi” by Dr. Theodore Marier
The First Time We’ve Ever Done This Correctly!
Abbot Pothier included a section called “De Ritibus Servandis In Cantu Missae.”
“Blessing the Bell” • Most Rev’d Alejandro D. Aclan
When a monk hears the bell, he stops whatever he’s doing and immediately goes to prayer. It is the voice of God calling us to pray, to avoid sin, and to forget the things of this world and think of Him.
Saint Paul’s Choir School Presents “Starry Night: Christmas in Harvard Square”
A beacon of light in a dark time, the Saint Paul’s Choir of Men and Boys presents “Starry Night: Christmas in Harvard Square”