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Booklet • Saint Antoine Daniel “Kyriale” (126 pages)

ERE IS A SPLENDID, affordable, powerful, indispensable book you should consider purchasing. It was created specifically for my parish in Los Angeles (where the Père Daniel resources are quite popular) but I thought some of our readers might like it as well, so it’s been made available for everyone. I could not function as a choirmaster without this book; it’s truly fabulous. Feel free to examine the complete file (126 pages). The draft copy was downloaded 600+ times—so there appears to be interest.

It came out crisp and beautiful:

*  Saint Antoine Daniel Kyriale ($5.99)
—126 pages; contains the complete KYRIALE, including Credo VII.

Why This Book? Some might point out that the KYRIALE can be found in the Parish Book of Chant (CMAA), which is a very nice book, as this pdf copy demonstrates. However, the Parish Book of Chant has a number of disadvantages:

Starting Pitches • The Parish Book of Chant lacks starting pitches; those who sing from the “Ordinarium Missae” on a regular basis appreciate how handy these are.

7th Credo • The Parish Book of Chant lacks the medieval Credo VII (one of the best).

Vidi Aquam Psalm Tone • The Parish Book of Chant does not provide an optional psalm tone version of the “Vidi Aquam” for the repeat—which means the priest has to stand there for a long time waiting.

Confusing Numbers • The Parish Book of Chant uses a “double” numbering system which is inelegant and extremely confusing.

Ineffective Headers • The Parish Book of Chant uses headers at the top of each page which are poorly done, repeating “Parish Book of Chant” over and over again.

Cost • The Parish Book of Chant costs $22.00 per copy, whereas the Antoine Daniel Kyriale costs $5.99.

Those are some of the reasons why our new publication was necessary.

Fun Fact: You might notice the bottom of page 76. This was an excellent suggestion by Fr. Valentine Young, OFM, and several FSSP priests. Without going into detail, it takes the “Benedicamus Domino” melody—for Sundays in Advent and Lent—but switches the words to “Ite Missa Est,” in accordance with Chapter 9 of Rubricarum Instructum (1961). I’m not thilled with the syllable placement, but it matches what is found in the official books:

82882-Benedicamus-Domino

After you examine page 76, let me know your thoughts in the Facebook comment section. While I don’t use Facebook very much for personal stuff, I do religiously read the comments that appear on the CCW Facebook page. (Pardon the pun!)

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Quick Thoughts

16 May 2022 • Harmonized Chant?

This year’s upcoming Sacred Music Symposium will demonstrate several ways to sing the CREDO at Mass. This is because—for many parishes—to sing a full-length polyphonic CREDO by Victoria or Palestrina is out of the question. Therefore, we show options that are halfway between plainsong and polyphony. You can hear my choir rehearsing a section that sounds like harmonized plainsong.

—Jeff Ostrowski
14 May 2022 • “Pure” Vatican Edition

As readers know, my choir has been singing from the “pure” Editio Vaticana. That is to say, the official rhythm which—technically—is the only rhythm allowed by the Church. I haven’t figured out how I want the scores to look, so in the meantime we’ve been using temporary scores that look like this. Stay tuned!

—Jeff Ostrowski
14 May 2022 • Gorgeous Book

If there is a more beautiful book than Abbat Pothier’s 1888 Processionale Monasticum, I don’t know what it might be. This gorgeous tome was today added to the Saint John Lalande Online Library. I wish I owned a physical copy.

—Jeff Ostrowski

Random Quote

“In my opinion, there should be reached the aim that all priests could continue to use the old Missal.”

— ‘Cardinal Ratzinger, Letter to Wolfgang Waldstein (14 December 1976)’

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