When Hymn Names Don’t Match
I submit to you that calling the same tune by multiple names in the same hymnal is unacceptable.
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PDF Download • “Chant Service Book” (208 pages)
An extremely rare book from 1941, containing all your favorite Gregorian chants!
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2nd Sunday after Epiphany • Saint Vitus Parish (LA)
“New evidence of wondrous pow’r | Behold in Cana’s marriage-dow’r; | Swift its own nature to resign, | The water blushes into wine.” —Msgr. Knox
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Bishop Barron Vs. Hymn by Marty Haugen (2018)
“Heaven is not light-years away; that’s a silly way to think about it.” —Most Rev’d Robert Barron
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“Church Music Manifesto” (2019)
Mass should be a peaceful experience for the congregation, not an opportunity to be harassed.
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“How To Use The Brébeuf Hymnal” (Video)
Yay! Short tutorial videos eradicate confusion!
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“Missa de Angelis” • But in Iroquoian! (1865)
Many people don’t realize that gorgeous plainsong books were printed in the 19th century…but they were not in Latin.
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“Mister Eye” • Do You Mind Him?
What do you think of “eye rhymes” in hymnody?
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Marcel Dupré • “Live” Recording (2 Feb 1964)
A recording of Bach’s A-minor Prelude & Fugue made by the master at age 78.
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PDF Booklet • Christmas Midnight Mass (36 pages)
It looks so simple when placed in a booklet like that…
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The Most Popular Hymn Tunes? • A List
I could not have been more thrilled to see this list—those are exactly the tunes I love!
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Counter-Melodies • “Accompaniment of Psalm Tones”
Go to the 1:07 marker and you will hear something worth dying for…
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Christmas Midnight Mass • Saint Vitus Parish (LA)
“And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him up in swaddling clothes, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.”
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Seven Tips • “Directing A Catholic Choir”
The physical and mental demands made upon a choirmaster are considerable.
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PDF • “Creator Alme Siderum” (Organ Accompaniment)
Each verse written out, with a translation by Fr. Adrian Fortescue.
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