Documentation • “In the Olden Days, Was Vernacular Sung During Liturgical Services?”
Including a splendid harmonization of “Holy God, We Praise Thy Name.”
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Archives for May 2024
Organ Accomp. • “Ascension Hymn at Vespers”
The soul-stirring hymn used on ASCENSION THURSDAY at Vespers—and also used on the Sunday which follows the Ascension—was called in the 7th century: “Jesu Nostra Redemptio.” After 1631AD, the title of that hymn was changed to “Salutis Humanae Sator.” The melody assigned by the Vatican Commission on Gregorian Chant is rather mournful (and very difficult […]
“For The First Time” • Our Choir Sings In Spanish!
That changed last week!
Hymn for the Ascension
Here is a ‘live’ recording from the Mass on Ascension Thursday (2024): Hymn for the Ascension. I could not be prouder of this parish choir, which consists 100% of volunteers. To learn more about this hymn, please visit #704 in the hymn portal. I have argued that—in addition to CARMEN GREGORIANUM, organ music, and polyphony—hymns […]
“Praise To The Lord” • Simple Accomp.
In case you missed the full article I posted the other day on Views from the Choir Loft, feel free to download a PDF version of my simplified organ accompaniment for the famous hymn “Praise To The Lord,” which is often paired with LOBE DEN HERREN. I’m toying with the idea of creating a whole […]
“Yes or No?” • Should We Give People the Sacred Music They Ardently Crave?
Some of them became “obsessed” with this SATB arrangement—𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡’𝑠 𝑜𝑘𝑎𝑦!
Will I Be Meeting You in Late June?
Re: CMAA “In-Person” Events for 2024—Don’t Miss Out!
J. R. R. Tolkien and Guéranger : Antiquarianism is Protestantism! Was Pius X an Antiquarianist?
The Church is a living body, that has grown from a seed to a full grown tree. It can never return to the seed.
A Wonderful Woman Eviscerates The Argument Of An Infamous Liturgical Radical
Diekmann believed all the saints over the last 1,200 years—as well as the fathers of Vatican II—were dead wrong about the liturgy.
Protected: Don’t Share • “Cantoral del Padre Antonio Daniel”
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
Time for Another RESUCITÓ, Canta Con Júbilo
Perhaps it is time to have another “Resucitó” for our Spanish-speaking Catholics…
Es tiempo para otro RESUCITÓ, Canta Con Júbilo
Quizá podemos tener más de un “Resucitó”. Compartimos una canción pascual con un refrán hermoso y versos como este: “Brille tu lámpara, brille con fuerza tu llama / Cesen tus lágrimas al contemplar su mirada.” ¡No se la pierdan!
MONTH OF MAY • “Reminder”
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A Couple of Recent Podcast Appearances
I’ve participated in some recent conversations about chant that might be of interest to our readers.
“The English Mozart” • Who Was That?
Including a hymn suitable for a Catholic wedding (“Nuptial Mass”).