Available Now! • 4th Sunday of Advent
Those who so desire may now download this organ accompaniment booklet (25 pages) for the 4th Sunday of Advent, including the “O ANTIPHON” for 18 December 2022.
Archives for December 2022
Announcement of Easter & the Moveable Feasts • El Anuncio de la Pascua y Fiestas Movibles • 2023
Free scores and practice videos for the Epiphany Proclamation in English and Spanish for the Novus Ordo.
Mary is the Immaculate Conception … does that mean that God loves her more?
The 4th Sunday of Advent is dedicated to Mary.
PDF • “Rorate Mass Musical Booklet” (39 pages)
In my humble opinion, that ‘explanation’ is sheer, unadulterated gobbledygook.
PDF Download • 1938 “White List of Sacred Music” (Archdiocese of Dubuque, Iowa) — 114 pages!
Their spelling of French names could have used some proofreading!
Who Can Guess This Melody? • (Rorate Mass)
… from the “Roman Gradual” (1912) edited by Max Springer, a famous Gregorianist of the Beuron school.
PDF Download • “Advent Eucharistic Hymn”
I don’t know a more powerful exposition on the Holy Eucharist than this striking hymn by Archbishop Pecham!
Recent Book! • “The Politics of Plainchant”
Fascinating details from never-before-seen letters recently discovered in southern France!
“Introit” (3rd Sunday of Advent) • Sung According the Church’s Official Rhythm
My humble attempt at singing the Introit for the 3rd Sunday of Advent in accordance with the official rhythm.
PDF Download • “Kyriale Accompaniment Book” by Dr. Peter Wagner (138 pages)
… including a deliciously dazzling discovery you won’t want to miss!
Gregorian Rhythm Wars • “The Limits of History”
There’s nothing necessarily authentic about the “authentic” rhythm.
“24 Sample Pages” • The Saint Isaac Jogues Illuminated Missal, Gradual, and Lectionary
During 2023, why not elevate your Ordinary Form parish’s liturgy with this illuminated pew lectionary?
“Advent Kyrie” • Plainsong w/ Organ
Those who so desire may now download a live recording of my choir—which consists of 100% volunteer singers—singing the “Advent Kyrie” (KYRIE XVII) last Sunday.
PDF Download • “Organ Accompaniment Booklet” • Vespers (3rd Sunday of Advent) — 23 pages
Were Pothier and Mocquereau homeless? The answer might surprise you.
PDF Download • “Salve Regina” [Simplex] • An Elegant English Translation (2022)
The incomparable Andrew Hinkley kindly set it to plainchant notation.