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PDF Download • Professionally-Scanned “Graduale Romanum” (Schwann, 1908) • 1,129 pages!

Jeff Ostrowski · July 22, 2022

URING Sacred Music Symposium 2022, I had the honor of giving a lecture in which I presented evidence supporting Abbat Pothier’s condemnation (1906) of the rhythmic signs imposed upon the official edition by his student, Dom André Mocquereau. Professor Peter Wagner (an eminent Gregorianist) called these private additions to the official melodies: “an untraditional garment draped over the melodies.” Indeed, these rhythmic symbols were never accepted by the Germans, Belgians, or the Austrians. Many feel that Mocquereau’s excessive elongations—which contradict the official rhythm—change Gregorian chant into something heavy, funereal, and plodding.

For The First Time! Back in 2008, I allowed Jeffrey Tucker to scan my personal copy of the 1908 Graduale Romanum (VATICAN PRESS). But today we release the 1908 Schwann edition, which is larger, clearer, and more elegantly printed than the Vatican Press version:

*  PDF Download • 1908 SCHWANN EDITION (1,129 pages)
—63.3MB • “Pure” Editio Vaticana • GRADUALE + KYRIALE.

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Stay Tuned: We still have 1,400 more pages (from two more books) to release. These forthcoming books are extremely rare … and we’ve had them professionally scanned!

Are you excited? You should be!

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Filed Under: Articles, Featured, PDF Download Tagged With: Abbat Joseph Pothier, Abbot Joseph Pothier of Solesmes, Dom Josef Pothier, Dom Mocquereau, Mocquereau Rhythmic Signs, Pothier De Caetero 1906 Last Updated: July 26, 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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    Tempo?? • 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘺 𝘎𝘰𝘥, 𝘞𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘛𝘩𝘺 𝘕𝘢𝘮𝘦
    Once, after Mass, my pastor said he really loved the hymn we did. I said: “Father, that's Holy God, We Praise Thy Name—you never heard it before?” He replied: “But the way you did it was terrific. For once, it didn't sound like a funeral dirge!” Last Sunday, our volunteer choir sang that hymn. I think the tempo was just about right … but what do you think?
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    If you want to make Jeff Ostrowski really happy, send him an email with effusive praise about the individual voice recordings for hymn #296. [Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass] They came out dazzlingly sensational, don't you agree?
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    Choral Vowels? Yes? No?
    Here's a live recording of one of the choral “warm-up” exercises my choir enjoys. It was taken during our rehearsal on 27 January 2023. It’s good to make sure each chord is perfectly in tune and balanced before moving to the next one. That only happens when each singer has the correct vowel. If you like, you can freely download that vocal exercise.
    —Jeff Ostrowski

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