PDF Download • “Alleluia Choral Extension” (EF + OF)
This may look simple on paper, but it sounds *incredible* when sung by a full choir. Guerrero rocks!
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When People Lie About Hymns Unwittingly
As a young man, I came into contact with an organist who claimed there was no such thing as a “Recessional,” insisting that I was wrong and foolish to use that term.
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Revealed! • A Fascinating Mass Rubric Very Few Know
“How surprised people would be next Sunday to see the direction being carried out!” —1943 article
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Do You Know Credo VII ??
A wonderful medieval Credo, published with “Imprimatur” from 1924.
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The 1961 Code of Rubrics • Pope St. John XXIII
I would not argue with someone who called this document curious, or even bizarre; it was only in effect for a few years • Also: “Should the Sanctus and Benedictus be split in the Traditional Latin Mass?” • This “Extraordinary Form” question is treated meticulously with full documentation going back 150 years+
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PDF Download • Handy Solfège Chart (Printable)
I have no idea whether this will be of use to anyone, but here it is…
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I. Was. Dead. Wrong.
Setting the record straight.
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Brébeuf #182 • “Creator Alme Siderum” (Advent)
Most people know this one as “Creator of the stars of night.”
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Symposium 2019 • “Video Outtakes”
Like any other human, I go through difficult times—this conference was a source of strength.
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Brébeuf #465 • “Christ Ist Erstanden” (In Latin!)
We posted rehearsal videos in English the other day—now they’re given in Latin!
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Brébeuf #661 • “Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus”
It’s okay to start thinking about Advent, which will be here before we know it.
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Brébeuf #379 • “Quem Terra” (Melcombe)
One of the most popular melodies in Catholic hymnals of yesteryear.
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PDF Download • “Sanctus For Two Voices”
“In general, it is better to do something well, however modest, than to attempt something on a grander scale if proper means are lacking.” —Pope Pius XII
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Brébeuf Hymn #464 • “Christ ist erstanden”
The text of this hymn is the Church’s oldest Latin Eucharistic hymn, translated by Fr. Adrian Fortescue.
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The Day Music Theory Failed Me
Readers already know I believe in the value of Music Theory…
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