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Views from the Choir Loft

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Guest Author · March 24, 2018

Towards An Online (Modern) Palestrina Edition

“I don’t think I need to say why a complete Palestrina online would be a good idea.” —Gervais Frykman

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Guest Author · March 12, 2018

Are Canonisations Infallible?

Dogmatic definitions never involve a new doctrine of faith or morals, since whatever a Pope defines must be contained in Holy Writ or in Tradition in order to be infallible.

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Guest Author · December 12, 2017

Latin Mass Youth Choir…in Las Vegas!

“I am a firm believer that anyone can learn to sing, even tiny children.” —Andrea Leal

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Guest Author · September 1, 2017

“Beatus Vir Editions” Announces New Publication

Responsorial Psalms and Alleluias in honor of St. Therese of Lisieux.

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Guest Author · July 19, 2017

Palestrina and the Perfecting of the Medieval Ideal of Music as Rational • (Part 3 of 3)

We look to Mary to understand the “self reflection” of sacred polyphony.

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Guest Author · June 14, 2017

Wearing the Veil at Ordinary Form Masses?

A guest article by Danielle Duet.

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Guest Author · May 19, 2017

New Compositions Worthy Of Your Attention

A new Mass by Michael Duryea and two short works by Thomas J. Mosser.

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Guest Author · April 17, 2017

Palestrina and the Perfecting of the Medieval Ideal of Music as Rational • (Part 2 of 3)

The polyphonic imitative style of the Renaissance is a refection of the rational mind and the music of heaven.

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Guest Author · March 28, 2017

Palestrina and the Perfecting of the Medieval Ideal of Music as Rational • (Part 1 of 3)

The polyphonic imitative style of the Renaissance is a reflection of the rational mind and the music of heaven.

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Guest Author · February 28, 2017

EF Divine Office Resource • Daily Recordings of Lauds

“At the crowing of the cock, hope returns…”

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Guest Author · January 3, 2017

New! • Easy Choral Extension Mass (Ordinary Form)

How to make polyphony work for your Ordinary Form Choir.

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Guest Author · December 22, 2016

Opening Our Hearts At Christmas

The best way to spread Christmas cheer is…

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Guest Author · November 7, 2016

Catholic Liturgy in Secular Sweden

How does a tiny Catholic community in a secularized country celebrate Mass with the Pope?

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Guest Author · October 28, 2016

What you didn’t realize about World Youth Day…

Guest article by the co-director of music for the English liturgies at WYD 2016.

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Guest Author · October 27, 2016

PDF Download • “Mass of the Alabaster Jar” (2016)

These settings were written to be easily played by pianists and organists of an intermediate skill level.

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President’s Corner

    Garnier Alleluias • “Have They Moved?”

    We received an email asking whether the “Garnier Gospel Acclamations website” has…

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    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Absolutely ‘Perfect’ Voice-Leading?

    This brief passage seems (in my humble opinion) to be a delightful specimen.

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    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Calling Dr. Weaver!

    A remarkable exposition of the “mora vocis” (published in 1953 in the Netherlands) which doesn’t shy away from a certain item!

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    —Jeff Ostrowski

Quick Thoughts

    “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
    “Reader Feedback” • 22 June 2026
    A reader wrote to us from Virginia: “I really appreciate the 23 harmonizations that you posted on CORPUS CHRISTI WATERSHED for the Daily, Daily, Sing to Mary hymn. I hope to find willing voices in our small Schola Cantorum to try the three-voice version. Carry on, sir! You’re doing the Lord’s work.” While we don’t know this gentleman personally, we note that he earned a Ph.D. (which demonstrates that our blog has something for everybody). 😊
    —Corpus Christi Watershed

Random Quote

“But of all the influences which have power to restore the past, none works upon us more easily than the gift of song. Among all its mysterious qualities (and it is probably the most mysterious thing in all our common experience) music is distinguished by this, that a tune or a phrase carries with it the associations amidst which it was first, or most familiarly heard. It can bring tears to the eyes, or quicken the action of the heart, by a power not its own; it has roots in the memory.”

— Monsignor Ronnie Knox (1947)

Recent Posts

  • Garnier Alleluias • “Have They Moved?”
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  • “Predictable Rhymes?” • A Follow Up
  • Absolutely ‘Perfect’ Voice-Leading?
  • “The Choirmaster Survey” • Update on 29 July 2026

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