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.”
Those who wish to do so may download the Order of Music I’m using for the 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B (English Masses). Including plainsong in English, wonderful hymns, settings of the Ordinary in both Latin & English, and even a motet by Kevin Allen.
This Sunday I begin service at my new church in Michigan. If you’re curious about the musical lineup for the Spanish Mass, feel free to download the Order of Music I created for the 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B. I tried to be sensitive to what the parish was doing before my arrival […]
I’d love to hear you sing this!
What we do undeniably involves a type of “performance.”
We complain about the abysmal state of music in the Catholic Church—yet we ought to rejoice!
Without rehearsal time, what can be done?
Including a brief word about “Englishing” plain-chant.
On page 226 of the “People’s Mass Book” (1964), you’ll discover the “TOULON” melody used several times in the Brébeuf Catholic Hymnal, whose editorial team made it clear they had zero interest in “ginning up” a brand new hymnody tradition. Many of the melodies in the Brébeuf Hymnal were used by hundreds of Catholic hymn […]
Tinctoris said: “There is no music worth hearing save that written in the last 40 years.”
At the end of the American Civil War, nearly 33% of all currency in circulation was counterfeit.
A few days ago, our organization scanned and released…
A simplified keyboard accompaniment for pianists struggling to be organists.
May I tell you a secret?
How does the conscientious choirmaster get this snowball rolling?
We get tons of messages from readers; perhaps we should do a better job sharing them. In 2010, composer Dan Schutte published “Mass of Christ the Savior,” based upon the theme song from the My Little Pony television cartoon. Earlier today, someone under the moniker “Praying Girl” wrote as follows: “I wonder how many people […]
