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PDF Download • “Organ Interludes—including pedals—on Plainchant Melodies” (55 pages)

Jeff Ostrowski · September 6, 2022

ICHARD NIXON famously explained why playing the organ is more difficult than playing the piano. And readers know I often bemoan organists who insist on playing the pedals (even when it means they must slow the tempo way down so their feet can “keep up”). Such organists turn hymns into funeral dirges, causing enormous harm to sacred music. On the other hand, the Catholic Church numbers among its members some fabulous organists with immaculate pedal-work. If you’re one of them, you will want to download this collection edited by William Sewell * and Dom Samuel Gregory Ould:

*  PDF Download • INTERLUDES WITH PEDALS (55 pages)
—Organ Interludes on Plainchant Melodies • Edited by Dom Gregory Ould.
—Purchase the Softcover ($7.99)—eligible for AMAZON PRIME.

A Much Simpler Collection • My ability to play organ pedals is deficient. Therefore, I much prefer the spectacular collection of “Manuals Only” interludes for organ uploaded by my colleague, Andrea Leal. I often add simple pedals to those pieces. Moreover, Hauptwerk has a special pipe organ (Saint Anne Moseley) which automatically ‘doubles’ the lowest sounding note to the pedal board.

*  PDF • Organ Interludes (Manuals Only) • 104 Pages
—Based on Gregorian Melodies • Edited by Mr. Stephen Perez.
*  Amazon Softcover (Eligible for Prime) • $9.99

The AMAZON.COM books arrived in 24 hours:

* William Sewell (d. 1942) was choirmaster and organist at the Birmingham Oratory in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He later became organist at Westminster Cathedral and then director of music at the Redemptorist church of Saint Mary, Clapham.

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Filed Under: Articles, Featured, PDF Download Tagged With: Catholic Organ Interludes, Free Organ Preludes, Samuel Gregory Ould OSB, Views From The Organ Bench, William Sewell Organist Last Updated: September 23, 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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    Hymn by Cardinal Newman
    During the season of Septuagesima, we will be using this hymn by Cardinal Newman, which employs both Latin and English. (Readers probably know that Cardinal Newman was one of the world's experts when it comes to Lingua Latina.) The final verse contains a beautiful soprano descant. Father Louis Bouyer—famous theologian, close friend of Pope Paul VI, and architect of post-conciliar reforms—wrote thus vis-à-vis the elimination of Septuagesima: “I prefer to say nothing, or very little, about the new calendar, the handiwork of a trio of maniacs who suppressed (with no good reason) Septuagesima and the Octave of Pentecost and who scattered three quarters of the Saints higgledy-piddledy, all based on notions of their own devising!”
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Introit • Candlemas (2 February)
    “Candlemas” • Our choir sang on February 2nd, and here's a live recording of the beautiful INTROIT: Suscépimus Deus. We had very little time to rehearse, but I think it has some very nice moments. I promise that by the 8th Sunday after Pentecost it will be perfect! (That Introit is repeated on the 8th Sunday after Pentecost.) We still need to improve, but we're definitely on the right track!
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Simplified Antiphons • “Candlemas”
    Anyone who desires simplified antiphons (“psalm tone versions”) for 2 February, the Feast of the Purification—which is also known as “Candlemas” or the Feast of the Presentation—may freely download them. The texts of the antiphons are quite beautiful. From “Lumen Ad Revelatiónem Géntium” you can hear a live excerpt (Mp3). I'm not a fan of chant in octaves, but we had such limited time to rehearse, it seemed the best choice. After all, everyone should have an opportunity to learn “Lumen Ad Revelatiónem Géntium,” which summarizes Candlemas.
    —Jeff Ostrowski

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“One must pray to God not only with theologically precise formulas, but also in a beautiful and dignified way. The Christian community must make an examination of conscience so that the beauty of music and song will return increasingly to the liturgy.”

— Pope Saint John Paul II (26 February 2003)

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