“Canonic” • Ralph Vaughan Williams
This is quite a clever arrangement of “Come down, O love divine.”
Pope Saint Paul VI (3 April 1969): “Although the text of the Roman Gradual—at least that which concerns the singing—has not been changed, the Entrance antiphons and Communions antiphons have been revised for Masses without singing.”
A theorist, organist, and conductor, Jeff Ostrowski holds his B.M. in Music Theory from the University of Kansas (2004). He completed studies in Education and Musicology at the graduate level. Having worked as a church musician in Los Angeles for ten years, in 2024 he accepted a position as choirmaster for Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception in Michigan, where he resides with his wife and children. —Read full biography (with photographs).
This is quite a clever arrangement of “Come down, O love divine.”
Looking through a (Roman Catholic) German hymnal printed in 1952…
Those responsible for preparing parish bulletins may wish to…
Including a comparison chart (PDF) which many readers will appreciate.
Along with so many others, I have deep respect for Dom Gregory Murray as a composer.
Readers have expressed interest in examining the “music list” I prepared for 14 September.
Many have asked: “Without getting fired, how can choirmasters introduce polyphony to the Ordinary Form?”
Those responsible for preparing parish bulletins may wish to…
The conscientious choirmaster never rests from his relentless pursuit of repertoire ideas.
Readers have expressed interest in examining the “music list” I prepared for this coming Sunday.
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