“New Section 2” • (Piecemeal Agnus Dei)
A wonderful way to get volunteers singing SATB polyphony immediately!
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PDF Download • Extremely Rare! — 1913 “Vesperale” by Schwann (954 pages)
Today’s release will go down in history!
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PDF • “Organ Interludes” (Manuals Only)
In graduate school, one is taught a valuable lesson: if you emphasize everything, nothing is emphasized. In other words, putting every other word in bold or italic (or both) wrecks your paper. I never to use the word “best”—but today I make an exception. The book of organ interludes released today by my colleague is […]
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“Wild Accompaniment” • Flor Peeters (Kyrie VIII)
Kyrie “Missa de Angelis”—recorded yesterday by a volunteer choir.
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“Could Women Sing At Mass Before Vatican II?”
Does this sound like a “hymn” to you? Or does it sound like a “chant” composition?
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PDF Download • “Salve Regina” (32 Versions)
In this article, I examine the elusive provenance of what some have called “the most popular piece of plainsong.”
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For the Upcoming Choir Season!
Last week, I posted an SATB choral setting of the SANCTUS in a ‘contemporary’ style. You might want to consider this piece for two reasons: (1) It’s extremely brief; (2) Free rehearsal videos are available for each individual part. The piece is by Father Lhoumeau.
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Sequence For Martin Luther? • (Sung to the melody of “Victimae Paschali Laudes”)
Dr. Luca Ricossa has made a YouTube recording of this Sequence!
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C-SPAN Clip (1988) • “Return of the Latin Mass?”
“I guess we didn’t know what we had until we lost it…” —Special assistant to Nixon, Ford, and Reagan
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PDF Download • “Contemporary Sanctus” (SATB)
This SATB setting by Father Lhoumeau—although contemporary—certainly adheres to the “rule” of Pope Saint John Paul II.
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PDF Comparison Chart • “Which Has More Scripture?” — Ordinary or Extraordinary Form?
The answer surprised me!
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Open Letter to Bishop Roche • “12 Considerations”
I write in response to the 6 July 2022 statement by Pope Francis: “Make your voices heard! If they do not listen to you, shout even louder.”
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PDF Download • Professionally-Scanned “Graduale Romanum” (Schwann, 1908) • 1,129 pages!
This is the “pure” Vatican Edition—technically the only version of the rhythm allowed by Church documents!
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“Hymn For Mary’s Assumption” (15 August) • By Saint Robert Southwell, Priest & Martyr
Installment 3 • “How Has Nobody Done This Before?” (series)
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“Truly Wonderful Quote” • Dr. Roger Wagner
“Never apologize for your choir, because they’re as good as you are!”
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