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Views from the Choir Loft

Articles

Jeff Ostrowski · June 29, 2026

Unbelievable (Yet Undeniable) Reality Re: Our Current Lectionary • PDF Included—124 Pages

Giving away to readers—on 29 June 2026—my ultimate treasure!

Jeff Ostrowski · June 26, 2026

PDF Download • New Westminster Hymnal (472 pages) “Transcribed” — 34,600 words!

Some consider this the single most valuable book we ever scanned and uploaded.

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Jeff Ostrowski · June 25, 2026

This Is Precisely What’s Hated By Purists

Often, the Latin in the Roman Gradual is more ancient (!) than Saint Jerome’s Vulgate.

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Jeff Ostrowski · June 25, 2026

PDF Download • “Organ Interludes for Manuals Only” (Denmark) — 23 pages

Published in the 1920s by a famous composer from Copenhagen!

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Veronica Moreno · June 24, 2026

Cookies and the “Correct” Way to sing at Solesmes

A choir member visits the original Solesmes-edition in France! This is where it all began. The gift shop has chant books with all the answers, cookies, and many treats!

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Jeff Ostrowski · June 23, 2026

“Christ The King Hymnal” (Keyboard Edition) • All English Translations Typed Out—22,000 words

Back in 2015, we carefully scanned and uploaded this rare keyboard accompaniment for Father Knauff’s “Christ the King Hymnal” (published in Canada).

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Corpus Christi Watershed · June 22, 2026

All 150 Psalms (in Latin) • “With Accents”

All 150 psalms in Latin … with the correct accent marks!

Jeff Ostrowski · June 22, 2026

Two Ways to Defile a Hymn • (And How Not To)

Certain folks won’t acknowledge these three examples.

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Jeff Ostrowski · June 21, 2026

These Photographs Are Utterly Astounding !

Prelates of preëminent prominence such as Arcadio Cardinal Larraona; Fernando Cardinal Antonelli; Monsignor Higini Anglés i Pàmies; Monsignor Johannes Overath; Monsignor Robert A. Skeris; and many more!

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Jeff Ostrowski · June 20, 2026

Public Criticism of Jeff Ostrowski’s Singing Voice • Also: “Dich König loben wir”

This is but one jewel from the rich German Catholic inheritance.

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Jeff Ostrowski · June 18, 2026

“Participatio Actuosa” • Re: Active Participation During The Holy Mass

“The faithful should also be taught to unite themselves interiorly to what the ministers or choir sing, so that by listening to them they may raise their minds to God.”

Jeff Ostrowski · June 18, 2026

“Receipts + Invoices” • (CCW Subscribers)

Some have requested a ‘receipt’ showing their $4.95 monthly subscription.

Jeff Ostrowski · June 18, 2026

Indisputable ‘King’ Among Protestant Hymnals? • “Songs of Syon”—Transcribed (13,600 Words)

“I don’t know a more resplendent tune.” —Jeff Ostrowski

Jeff Ostrowski · June 17, 2026

PDF Download • 23 Harmonizations for “Daily, daily, sing to Mary” (The Famous Hymn)

This hymn has earned its place in the heart, and the setting in 3 voices is not to be missed.

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Jeff Ostrowski · June 12, 2026

PDF Download • “Simple Organ Interludes for Use in the Catholic Church” (108 pages)

In spite of their simplicity—“manuals only” mainly—I find several of them exceptionally beautiful.

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President’s Corner

    Garnier Alleluias • “Have They Moved?”

    We received an email asking whether the “Garnier Gospel Acclamations website” has…

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    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Absolutely ‘Perfect’ Voice-Leading?

    This brief passage seems (in my humble opinion) to be a delightful specimen.

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    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Calling Dr. Weaver!

    A remarkable exposition of the “mora vocis” (published in 1953 in the Netherlands) which doesn’t shy away from a certain item!

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    —Jeff Ostrowski

Quick Thoughts

    “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
    ‘Ould’ But Not Good
    Dom Samuel Gregory Ould (note the spelling) was a Benedictine monk at FORT AUGUSTUS ABBEY in Scotland. As musician, organist, and composer, Dom Ould was highly regarded. Moreover, he was considered an authority on Gregorian Chant. But not everything found in an old book—or, in this case, an “Ould” book—is necessarily praiseworthy. Consider this page from Dom Ould’s hymnal. Do you see the rhymes? They offend severely by ABR (“Abuse By Reuse”) and are utterly predictable. In my recent article—Two Ways to Defile a Hymn—I addressed this topic.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    “Reader Feedback” • 22 June 2026
    A reader wrote to us from Virginia: “I really appreciate the 23 harmonizations that you posted on CORPUS CHRISTI WATERSHED for the Daily, Daily, Sing to Mary hymn. I hope to find willing voices in our small Schola Cantorum to try the three-voice version. Carry on, sir! You’re doing the Lord’s work.” While we don’t know this gentleman personally, we note that he earned a Ph.D. (which demonstrates that our blog has something for everybody). 😊
    —Corpus Christi Watershed

Random Quote

“The pope regrets that this trade in African slaves, that he believed having ceased, is still exercised in some regions and even more cruel way. He begs and begs the King of Portugal that it implement all its authority and wisdom to extirpate this unholy and abominable shame.”

— ‘Pope Pius VII, writing to the King of Portugal’

Recent Posts

  • Garnier Alleluias • “Have They Moved?”
  • PDF Download • 1950s Hand Missal including “Priest Photographs” at Mass (944 pages)
  • “Predictable Rhymes?” • A Follow Up
  • Absolutely ‘Perfect’ Voice-Leading?
  • “The Choirmaster Survey” • Update on 29 July 2026

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