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Views from the Choir Loft

Archives for June 2023

Jeff Ostrowski · June 30, 2023

“Six Suggestions” • Working with Volunteer Choirs

One priest on this committee said something I’ll never forget…

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Jeff Ostrowski · June 30, 2023

“Counter-Melody” for a Hymn Tune…

Jeff Ostrowski has added a “counter-melody” to CUPERTINO, a hymn tune composed by Kevin Allen. You can download the Organist Score (PDF), which doubles as the vocalist score. You can also hear Jeff’s volunteer choir sing that “counter-melody” version in real life by clicking here.

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Dr. Charles Weaver · June 29, 2023

Some Thoughts on Gregorian Modal Ethos

You should memorize this list.

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Jeff Ostrowski · June 29, 2023

“The Use of Plainsong in Heretical Worship” • (Letter by Dom Gregory Murray)

“Unless Catholic musicians (especially priests) are careful, they may easily encourage non-Catholics in the belief that the differences between Catholics and non-Catholics are of minor importance.” —Dom Murray

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Richard J. Clark · June 28, 2023

Saint Cecilia and an Angel Orazio Gentileschi and Giovanni Lanfranco

CRCCM Repertoire Project Released!

The Conference of Roman Catholic Cathedral Musicians (CRCCM) has just launched a remarkable free resource offering recommendations of choral music, antiphons, propers, and more for all Sundays of the liturgical calendar, solemnities, and Ritual Masses.

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Jeff Ostrowski · June 27, 2023

PDF Download • Extremely Rare! • “Liber Cantus Gregoriani” (1950) — 1,864 pages!

Church musicians ought not proceed in a frenzied, panic-stricken manner.

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Jeff Ostrowski · June 24, 2023

“Psalm Transl.” • 1962 Sebastian Bullough (d. 1967)

1962 Sebastian Bullough Blackfriars (d 1967) • PSALM TRANSLATIONS

Jeff Ostrowski · June 24, 2023

INDEX (11 of 14) • Catholic Hymnals from German-Speaking Countries

INDEX (11 of 14) • Catholic Hymnals from German-Speaking Countries

Jeff Ostrowski · June 24, 2023

INDEX (14 of 14) • Roman Catholic Hymnals from German-Speaking Countries

INDEX (14 of 14) • Roman Catholic Hymnals from German-Speaking Countries

Jeff Ostrowski · June 24, 2023

INDEX (13 of 14) • Roman Catholic Hymnals from German-Speaking Countries

INDEX (13 of 14) • Roman Catholic Hymnals from German-Speaking Countries

Jeff Ostrowski · June 24, 2023

INDEX (12 of 14) • Roman Catholic Hymnals from German-Speaking Countries

INDEX (12 of 14) • Roman Catholic Hymnals from German-Speaking Countries

Jeff Ostrowski · June 24, 2023

INDEX (10 of 14) • Roman Catholic Hymnals from German-Speaking Countries

INDEX (10 of 14) • Roman Catholic Hymnals from German-Speaking Countries

Jeff Ostrowski · June 24, 2023

INDEX (9 of 14) • Roman Catholic Hymnals from German-Speaking Countries

INDEX (9 of 14) • Roman Catholic Hymnals from German-Speaking Countries

Jeff Ostrowski · June 24, 2023

INDEX (8 of 14) • Roman Catholic Hymnals from German-Speaking Countries

INDEX (8 of 14) • Roman Catholic Hymnals from German-Speaking Countries

Jeff Ostrowski · June 24, 2023

INDEX (7 of 14) • Roman Catholic Hymnals from German-Speaking Countries

INDEX (7 of 14) • Roman Catholic Hymnals from German-Speaking Countries

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    PDF Download • “Cordero de Dios”
    Feel free to download this setting of the “Cordero de Dios” (AGNUS DEI) in Spanish. The congregation gets an interesting melody within reach, the organist gets a straightforward accompaniment, and the person assembling the ORDER OF WORSHIP gets a ‘ready-to-paste’ plainsong version. Try this setting of the “Santo, Santo, Santo” (SANCTUS) if you desire one that’s easy to sing and includes a simple organ accompaniment. For the record, I have harmonized the Spanish “GLORIA” found in the MISAL ROMANO, Tercera Edición. Click here to download that.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    “Be Joyful Mary” • Organ Interlude

    Peter Piel (1835–1904), was a Roman Catholic composer named “Royal Music Director” under Wilhelm I, King of Prussia.

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    —Jeff Ostrowski
    PDF Download • “Our Father” (1 page)
    Dutch organist, teacher, and conductor HERMAN STRATEGIER (d. 1988) studied under Hendrik Andriessen. He composed this unison setting with organ accompaniment for the LORD’S PRAYER (“Our Father”) which a children’s choir would find both within reach and worthy of the effort. The whole thing fits neatly on a single page. Strategier eventually became organist of Saint Catherine’s Cathedral in Utrecht. He also taught at the “Dutch Institute for Catholic Church Music” (Nederlands Instituut voor Katholieke Kerkmuziek).
    —Jeff Ostrowski

Quick Thoughts

    Preface of Saint Joseph (added by the pope)

    You can see the “Præfatio de Sancto Joseph” inserted directly into the priest’s missal.

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    —Jeff Ostrowski
    “Predictable Rhymes?” • A Follow Up
    We received considerable correspondence regarding my article, Two Ways to Defile a Hymn. More specifically, what really raised certain people’s hackles was its follow-up article dealing with the keyboard accompaniment for the CHRIST THE KING HYMNAL. But to quote Eliza Doolittle: “Have I said anything I oughtn’t?” Please examine this PDF file and see whether you agree. Were the editors of the BRÉBEUF HYMNAL incorrect to insist upon sophisticated and clever rhymes, rather than mind-numbingly predictable rhymes?
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    ‘Ould’ But Not Good
    Dom Samuel Gregory Ould (note the spelling) was a Benedictine monk at FORT AUGUSTUS ABBEY in Scotland. As musician, organist, and composer, Dom Ould was highly regarded. Moreover, he was considered an authority on Gregorian Chant. But not everything found in an old book—or, in this case, an “Ould” book—is necessarily praiseworthy. Consider this page from Dom Ould’s hymnal. Do you see the rhymes? They offend severely by ABR (“Abuse By Reuse”) and are utterly predictable. In my recent article—Two Ways to Defile a Hymn—I addressed this topic.
    —Jeff Ostrowski

Random Quote

“One of his most cherished wishes was to promote congregational singing wherever possible, for he held it to be most instructive for people of all classes and a powerful means of arousing an intelligent interest in the beauties of our sacred liturgy, especially in regard to the holy Sacrifice of the Mass. He loved to dwell in this respect upon the remarkable results achieved in parishes where the congregation had been taught to sing correctly the different portions of the Mass in plain chant.”

— Cardinal Merry del Val, speaking of Cardinal Sarto

Recent Posts

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  • “A Mode of Singing & Chanting Mass for Children”

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