PDF Download • “Rare Hymnal” (1966) by Monsignor Hayburn and Others — 632 Pages!
In 1979, Monsignor Robert F. Hayburn published an important book called: “Papal Legislation on Sacred Music.”
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).
In 1979, Monsignor Robert F. Hayburn published an important book called: “Papal Legislation on Sacred Music.”
From what I have seen, musicians tend to be the best liturgists…
Readers have expressed interest in perusing the “music list” I prepared…
This English adaptation matches the mode of the authentic Gregorian Chant version.
Doesn’t it stand to reason that we should sing from this edition in the manner its creators intended?
Readers have expressed interest in perusing the “music list” I prepared…
Fully harmonized, including fabulous (optional) verses from the New Testament.
The authentic Gregorian Chant version begins the same way “Salve, Sancta Parens” begins…
Since a new month has arrived, it’s my pleasure to remind you that…
Download this book—129 pages!—free of charge as a PDF: “The Trapp Family Book of Christmas Songs.”
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