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Views from the Choir Loft

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Fr. David Friel · October 29, 2017

All Saints and the Extraordinary Form of the Mass

The Roman Rite gives strong attention to the presence of the saints.

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Jeff Ostrowski · October 29, 2017

PDF Download • Congregational “Dies Irae”

…including two reasons I believe a liturgical reform was desired in the 1960s.

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Richard J. Clark · October 27, 2017

A Requiem on All Souls Day at St. Patrick’s Cathedral

This work is based on the Gregorian Chants of the Requiem Mass. It was directly inspired by the Requiem Mass in the Extraordinary Form at the 2012 Sacred Music Colloquium in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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Jeff Ostrowski · October 26, 2017

Josquin Des Prez Vandalized Stuff (!)

It’s hard for us to remember that the famous composers were not hired as such—they were hired as singers.

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Jeff Ostrowski · October 26, 2017

Christ The King Sunday (5th in October)

“Jesus answered: Thou sayest that I am a King. For this was I born, and for I this came I into the world…”

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Andrew Leung · October 26, 2017

Singing with Peter Philips

Peter Philips: “Polyphony shouldn’t be sung with absolute straight tone—that is not real singing!”

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Jeff Ostrowski · October 25, 2017

“Why Sacred Music Hasn’t Been Killed” [Six Reasons]

Lyrics from GIA Worship IV Hymnal: “Who is this who eats with sinners, calling luckless losers winners?”

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Fr. David Friel · October 22, 2017

The Spirit of All Souls’ Day

A thought from Dietrich von Hildebrand

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Jeff Ostrowski · October 20, 2017

January 7-12 • Mahrt, Weber, and Buchholz!

The Church Music Association of America is pleased to announce the third Winter Sacred Music Workshop for Chant and Polyphony.

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Jeff Ostrowski · October 20, 2017

[299 pages] • Simple Polyphony For Choirs

Every single piece has free rehearsal videos for your choir members!

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Jeff Ostrowski · October 19, 2017

20th Sunday after Pentecost (4th in October)

“…be ye filled with the holy Spirit, speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns, and spiritual canticles, singing and making melody in your hearts to the Lord…”

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Jeff Ostrowski · October 19, 2017

Sensational Testimony • On Our Feastday!

“Fr. Ryan told me he’s amazed at how the liturgy has been transformed, and that never in seminary did he believe this kind of liturgy would be possible at a Montana parish.”

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Jeff Ostrowski · October 17, 2017

PDF Download • Rare German Hymnal

Fr. Guido Maria Dreves was a Jesuit priest who died in 1909.

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Fr. David Friel · October 15, 2017

6th-Century Icon: God of Mercy and Justice

A thoughtful reading of an icon at the Holy Monastery of Saint Catherine in Sinai, Egypt

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Jeff Ostrowski · October 15, 2017

Video • “Subveníte Sancti Dei” (Requiem)

November 2nd will be here soon!

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President’s Corner

    Stained Glass Window • Father Brébeuf
    Saint John de Brébeuf was one of the North American Martyrs. The photograph of a gorgeous stained glass window depicting Father Brébeuf was sent to us by Courtney Roberson. Father Brébeuf and his companions were canonized by Pope Pius XI on 29 June 1930. We are told this window is found in the Cathedral of Peoria, Illinois.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Sacred Music “Pro Tip”
    Our website welcomes millions of visitors, yet surprisingly few find their way to the actual blog page itself. If you are among them, bookmark it today. Numerous articles and resources await you—but these treasures belong to those who explore each article, not merely its title. The headline is only the doorway; the substance lies within.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Music List • (29th Sund. Ordinary Time)
    Readers have expressed interest in seeing the ORDER OF MUSIC which I created for this coming Sunday, the 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A). If such a thing interests you, feel free to download it as a PDF file. The INTROIT for this Sunday explains why this Sunday is called “Apple Sunday.” As we approach the end of the liturgical year, most of the INTROITS seem to be in Mode III or Mode IV, which are ‘haunting’ tones.
    —Jeff Ostrowski

Quick Thoughts

    PDF • “Singers’ Booklet” (26 Pages)

    This is a ‘messy’ booklet in terms of its formatting, but it’s only ever seen by the singers—not members of the congregation.

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    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Preface of Saint Joseph (added by the pope)

    You can see the “Præfatio de Sancto Joseph” inserted directly into the priest’s missal.

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    —Jeff Ostrowski
    “Predictable Rhymes?” • A Follow Up
    We received considerable correspondence regarding my article, Two Ways to Defile a Hymn. More specifically, what really raised certain people’s hackles was its follow-up article dealing with the keyboard accompaniment for the CHRIST THE KING HYMNAL. But to quote Eliza Doolittle: “Have I said anything I oughtn’t?” Please examine this PDF file and see whether you agree. Were the editors of the BRÉBEUF HYMNAL incorrect to insist upon sophisticated and clever rhymes, rather than mind-numbingly predictable rhymes?
    —Jeff Ostrowski

Random Quote

“Only against this background, of the effective denial of the authority of Trent, can one understand the bitterness of the struggle against allowing the celebration of Mass according to the 1962 Missal after the liturgical reform. The possibility of so celebrating constitutes the strongest, and thus (for them) the most intolerable contradiction of the opinion of those who believe that the faith in the Eucharist, as formulated by Trent, has lost its validity.”

— Cardinal Ratzinger, 2001

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