Pope Saint Paul VI (3 April 1969): “Although the text of the Roman Gradual—at least that which concerns the singing—has not been changed, the Entrance antiphons and Communions antiphons have been revised for Masses without singing.”
“If you begin by telling a man that in a word like 𝐷𝑒𝑢𝑠 the first syllable corresponds to the weak beat, the second to the strong beat of a modern bar, the only thing accomplished will be to bewilder him thoroughly.” —Father Bewerunge
The beginnings of a response to mensuralism from the classic Solesmes point of view.
The organ accompaniment I created for the 3rd Sunday of Lent (“Extraordinary Form”) may now be downloaded, if anyone is interested in this.
In my own diocese, “The Catholic Academy of Sacred Music” was incorporated for that very purpose last summer.
This volume has been professionally scanned—and you’ll love the results!
Every Gregorian melody is a precious gift, and every time we meet a melody again, we have a chance to consider some new aspect.
Listening to this Easter Alleluia—an SATB arrangement I made twenty years ago based on the work of Monsignor Jules Van Nuffel—one of our readers left this comment: “I get tears in my eyes each time I sing to this hymn.” I hope this person is weeping for joy!
Let me explain why this 1961 Spanish Missal is so important.
REPERTORIUM has been awarded a large grant to scan and digitize over 400,000 ancient manuscript images from the Abbey of Saint-Pierre de Solesmes archive.
To withdraw the pipe organ no longer has the impact it once did.
Sign up today to hear Band of Voices, led by Alfred Calabrese, sing eight Latin motets on EWTN on Saturday, March 11, 2023. Archbishop Cordileone will be offering commentary as a Lenten reflection.
Jesus Christ “will not snap the staff that is already crushed, nor put out the wick that still smolders.”
What does it mean to “renew” a choir?
The last thing church musicians need is another collection of goofy, syrupy, mawkish hymns.
Obedience to the Church, and respect for Tradition is paramount in Sacred Music, as well as subjugation to the Liturgy. Was GR (1974) “The” Critical Edition? An incessant or insatiable thirst for variety and novelty is a vicious symptom of our modern age.
