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PDF Download • “Missa Philomena” (Philippe Verdelot) — Part 1 has been added.

Jeff Ostrowski · March 25, 2022

EVERAL WEEKS AGO, I released Part 2 of a Kyrie by Philippe Verdelot, a composer from an earlier period. I say “earlier” because we usually sing music from the High Renaissance: Palestrina, Lassus, Victoria, Guerrero, Marenzio, and so forth. But Verdelot was born sometime around 1483AD. The structure of his music—especially the length of the vocal lines—harkens back to an earlier style, but his use of imitation points toward the future. A list of “earlier” composers would include: Johannes Ockeghem, Heinrich Isaac, Jacob Obrecht, Nicolas Gombert, Pierre de la Rue, and Josquin des Prez.

Now that my choirs have learned Part 2, it’s time to release Part 1:

Rehearsal videos for each individual voice await you at #54434.

Most readers won’t click on the individual voice parts, and that makes me sad. You have to follow that link to download the (100% free) PDF file.

Volunteer Choirs: My choir members were recently featured on our parish website. You can see the 9:00am Choir and you can also see the 11:00am Choir. Many of our singers had never sung in a choir before, but they are doing so well. They tell me the rehearsal videos really help. (The rehearsal videos I create are far from perfect.)

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Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Easy Polyphony For Amateurs, Piecemeal Polyphony, Pieces For Small Choirs Last Updated: March 25, 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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28 May 2022 • “Pristine” Vatican Rhythm

My choirs have been singing from the “pure” Editio Vaticana rhythm, which is (technically) the official rhythm of the Catholic Church. I haven’t quite decided how I want the scores to look yet, but this one I’ve produced for tomorrow, Dominica Post Ascensionem (“Sunday after the Ascension”).

—Jeff Ostrowski
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A reader from Wisconsin: “I will pray for you and CC Watershed. This site has been one of the most valuable resources I have in helping me run a choir for an ICKSP apostolate.” A reader from New York: “May God bless you for your wonderful work! This site has been invaluable to me.” A reader from Minnesota: “I started going to a Latin Mass parish about 10 years ago, and this website has been indispensable to me. I could not have learned to sing the Mass without the resources you provide. Thank you!” From Britain: “Thanks for all you are doing! …from a french Gregorian choirmaster living in the UK!”

—Jeff Ostrowski
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—Jeff Ostrowski

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“Worse, composers are now setting the introits of the missal [instead of the Graduale] to music, even to chant, though these texts were explicitly for spoken recitation only.”

— ‘Dr. William Mahrt (Fall, 2015)’

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