Rare Plainsong Accompaniments
Some consider these 3-part accompaniments to be the rarest in the world.
Archives for June 2026
“Participatio Actuosa” • Re: Active Participation During The Holy Mass
“The faithful should also be taught to unite themselves interiorly to what the ministers or choir sing, so that by listening to them they may raise their minds to God.”
“Receipts + Invoices” • (CCW Subscribers)
Some have requested a ‘receipt’ showing their $4.95 monthly subscription.
Indisputable ‘King’ Among Protestant Hymnals? • “Songs of Syon”—Transcribed (13,600 Words)
“I don’t know a more resplendent tune.” —Jeff Ostrowski
PDF Download • 23 Harmonizations for “Daily, daily, sing to Mary” (The Famous Hymn)
This hymn has earned its place in the heart, and the setting in 3 voices is not to be missed.
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“Hidden Chant” • For the Ordinary Form
Not even the magnificent “GregoBase”—which is incredibly comprehensive—realizes music for this antiphon was published by the Vatican in the 1930s.
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PDF Download • “Simple Organ Interludes for Use in the Catholic Church” (108 pages)
In spite of their simplicity—“manuals only” mainly—I find several of them exceptionally beautiful.
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Dr. Tappan in Rome • “Ubi Caritas”
My colleague’s former chorister was recently ordained a Catholic priest…
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Time and Again We Are Asked…
(1880s) Time and again we are asked: “Is the Gregorian chant to be accompanied by the organ?”
“Citation Needed” • Dom Foote of ICEL
Father Basil Foote, OSB, served on the Music Sub-Committee of the “International Commission on English in the Liturgy” (ICEL).
“Should the People Sing in Parts?” • Weighing the Case for SATB Hymnals in the Pews
A normal person would respond: “There are many television shows; to which do you refer?”
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Revealed • “Answer to the Riddle”
Nobody was able to correctly guess this ‘rubrical riddle’—so here’s the answer.
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Music List • “Corpus Christi” (Year A)
The 28-page Singers’ Booklet is included. Our children’s choir will join us for this Mass.
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Colorado Sacred Music Conference • “Journey of the American Parish and Its Future in the New Rite”
Where do we come from and where is the Church going? Clark contends there is much hope.
PDF Download • 35 musical scores for “Lauda Sion Salvatorem” • (Corpus Christi Sequence)
Including many different organ accompaniments!
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