Solmization from the Inside: Part 2
What can medieval and renaissance music pedagogy offer to us now?
Pre-Reformation Polyphony among the Recusants
What happened to all that polyphony once Catholicism became illegal?
PDF Download • Mocquereau on Trochee Trouble
This can seem like a dry topic, but it actually often deals with practical issues faced by every choirmaster who wants to promote plainchant.
Pothier Teaches Us to Sing an Antiphon
A look at Dom Pothier’s performance instructions for a communion antiphon reveals a great deal of complexity in this pre-Mocquereau interpretive approach.
Summer Courses in Sacred Music in New York
This summer, there are several interesting graduate-level courses on offer at St. Joseph’s Seminary in New York.
A Curious Rhythmic Detail in Tomorrow’s Jubilus
Occasionally the Solesmes rhythmic markings are surprising, as in one of tomorrow’s alleluias. Can we make sense of this?
The Communion of the Second Sunday after Epiphany
Today’s communion antiphon is a masterpiece of musical exegesis.
The Responsa ad dubia and the Solesmes Chant Restoration
The early history of Solesmes plainchant research provides a historical parallel for responding to current Vatican liturgical rules.
PDF Download • Commemorating Dr. Fayrfax
A massively underrated composer died 500 years ago today.
A Summer Course in Old Notation
Announcing an opportunity for graduate-level summer study in sacred music.
Two Recent Talks on the Liturgy
Two of our authors offer thoughts about the meaning of the liturgy within the context of our daily lives.
Solmization from the Inside
What if we take medieval music pedagogy seriously? Do its methods have anything to offer us today?
A Lesson in Chant from the Late Fr. Foster
My personal encounter with him left a strong impression, which I will share here.
“Arranging Polyphony for One Voice” • (Live Rec.)
When faced with restrictions on the size of the choir, history suggests that we can adapt music for smaller groups, including groups with only one singer.
(Installment #4) “Catholic Hymnals” • Charles Weaver
On how tunes change over time, with a reflection on the sacred duty of hymn editors.
Biography • Charles Weaver
Charles Weaver is on the faculty of the Juilliard School…
“Plainchant in Two Parts” • (Guest Article by a Julliard Faculty Member)
Polyphonic settings from a thirteenth-century Italian convent teach us how we might add a second part to a piece of plainchant.