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Views from the Choir Loft

Tempo?? โ€ข ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜Ž๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ, ๐˜ž๐˜ฆ ๐˜—๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜บ ๐˜•๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ

Jeff Ostrowski · January 31, 2023

Once, after Mass, my pastor said he really loved the hymn we did. I said: โ€œFather, that’s Holy God, We Praise Thy Nameโ€”you never heard it before?โ€ He replied: โ€œBut the way you did it was terrific. For once, it didn’t sound like a funeral dirge!โ€ Last Sunday, our volunteer choir sang that hymn. I think the tempo was just about right โ€ฆ but what do you think?

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Filed Under: Quick Thoughts Tagged With: Holy God, Holy God We Praise Thy Name Last Updated: January 31, 2023

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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.โ€”(Read full biography).

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    Vespers Booklet (4th Sunday of Lent)
    The organ accompaniment booklet (24 pages) which I created for the 4th Sunday of Lent (โ€œLรฆtare Sundayโ€) may now be downloaded, for those who desire such a thing.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Vespers Booklet, 3rd Sunday of Lent
    The organ accompaniment I created for the 3rd Sunday of Lent (โ€œExtraordinary Formโ€) may now be downloaded, if anyone is interested in this.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Weeping For Joy! (We Hope!)
    Listening to this Easter Alleluiaโ€”an SATB arrangement I made twenty years ago based on the work of Monsignor Jules Van Nuffelโ€”one of our readers left this comment: โ€œI get tears in my eyes each time I sing to this hymn.โ€ I hope this person is weeping for joy!
    —Jeff Ostrowski

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Soloists are dangerous in any church choir! Their voices frequently do not blend with those of the other singers to form a rich, integrated tone.

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