Getting More Mileage out of a Polyphonic Requiem
“Many choirs only have the opportunity to sing a choral Requiem Mass once a year, if that.” —Patrick Williams
“Chant Rhythm Wars” • Chorale and Chant Carefully Considered (2 Jan 2023)
“The equalist plainchant of the High Middle Ages is as far removed from the rhythmic chant of the Early Middle Ages as the isometric chorales are from their rhythmic predecessors.” —Patrick Williams
Gregorian Rhythm Wars • “Patrick’s Third Response to Jeff” (19 Dec 2022)
“The original chant handed down from the Fathers of the Church has strict rhythmic proportions and a steady beat.” —Patrick Williams
To Us the Path of Knowledge Show
“In much wisdom there is much sorrow; whoever increases knowledge increases grief.” —Ecclesiastes 1:18
Gregorian Rhythm Wars • “History Matters” (30 Nov 2022)
“It is important that these melodies should be performed in the manner that they were originally conceived as works of art.” —St. Pius X
Gregorian Rhythm Wars • “Repercussion and the Mora Vocis” (21 Nov 2022)
Patrick Williams addresses points raised by Matthew Frederes and Jeff Ostrowski
Gregorian Rhythm Wars • “Patrick’s Second Response To Jeff” (16 Nov 2022)
“Does it make more sense to judge later manuscripts in light of the oldest sources, or to judge the oldest sources in light of later manuscripts?” —Patrick Williams
Gregorian Rhythm Wars • “Doubled Notes”
“We have a number of quotations from medieval writers in support of proportional rhythm…” —Patrick Williams
Gregorian Rhythm Wars • “Patrick’s First Response to Jeff” • (3 Nov 2022)
“Mr. Ostrowski apparently wants to lock this door, install a deadbolt, and throw away both keys!” —Patrick Williams
“Beginning with the End in Mind” • Adoration, Thanksgiving, Atonement, Petition
Saint Thomas More said: “The things, good Lord, that we pray for, give us the grace to labor for.”
Biography • Mr. Patrick Williams
Mr. Williams holds a Bachelor of Arts in music from the University of Alabama…