PDF Download • Simple Pieces For Roman Catholic Church Choirs (345 Pages)
First published in 1901 by Emile Dethier, organist at the Grand Seminary in Liège, Belgium.
Ridiculously Awesome Sanctus You’ve Never Heard
We are not allowed to sing Tropes in the Extraordinary Form, so I added that text in italics.
Musical Resources • Sexagesima Sunday (EF)
“Grant, we humbly beseech Thee, almighty God, that those whom Thou refreshest with Thy sacraments…”
Not Your Grandmother’s Creed
Composer David Haas posted a striking proclamation on his Facebook page.
Chosen Your Easter Alleluia Yet?
It’s time—and here’s one you’ll love.
Musical Resources • Septuagesima Sunday (Extraordinary Form)
Yet the laborer called at the eleventh hour does not taste the joy reserved to one who has “worked and suffered without reckoning the hours.”
| Part 3 of 3 | • “Kyrie Eleison” (SATB) within the reach of any choir!
Only one word describes Guerrero’s musical genius: fearsome.
Musical Resources • 2nd Sunday after Epiphany (Extraordinary Form)
“Sanctify, O Lord, the gifts we offer, and purify us from the stains of our sins…”
The Pope Who Had … A Child?
Then the Pope declared that it was the motet’s words—not its melody—which annoyed him.
Staggering Canonic Setting • “Gloria” from Mass III
By the French Roman Catholic composer, Raphaël Mercier (d. 1953).
Gregory Ceurvorst Harmonizing The Chabanel Psalms
I saw something cool on YouTube.
Ludwig Passini: “Canons in the Church of St. Peter”
Their garments resemble the “winter” cappa magna.
VIDEO • Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen & William F. Buckley
In 1971, Sheen appeared on “Firing Line” and spoke about St. Augustine.
Letter To The FSSP Choir In Los Angeles
There’s something less scary you can do to help build up God’s Kingdom.
Musical Resources • Feast of the Holy Family (Extraordinary Form)
“O Lord Jesus Christ, who—in the days of thy subjection to Mary and Joseph—didst consecrate home life by ineffable acts of virtue…”
