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Views from the Choir Loft

Articles

Jeff Ostrowski · October 26, 2023

PDF Download • “Hymn for the Feast of All Saints” (Released for the First Time in History!)

“Each day Father Knox would write for his students a Latin poem describing events of the previous day.” —Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen

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Keven Smith · October 25, 2023

Organ Improviser in the Spotlight: Wayne Warren

Here’s what you can learn from this Florida-based artist.

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Jeff Ostrowski · October 25, 2023

“Secret Trick” of Jeff Ostrowski • Re: Singing Amen

“Sic transit gloria mundi…” (𝑇ℎ𝑢𝑠 𝑝𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑔𝑙𝑜𝑟𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑.)

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Jeff Ostrowski · October 25, 2023

Now Available Online! • 1959 “Organ Accompaniment Book” (233 Pages)

“Occasionally, the English texts for some of the hymns are almost barbaric artistically…” —𝐷𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑛𝑎 𝐽𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑛𝑎𝑙 (1960)

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Jeff Ostrowski · October 23, 2023

“Did One Man Single-Handedly Sabotage the Gregorian Restoration?” • (Part 2 of 2)

Will anyone step forward to defend this?

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Dr. Charles Weaver · October 21, 2023

Two Ways of Singing the Easter Sequence

Two recordings of the same chant from the Sacred Music Symposium 2023.

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Corpus Christi Watershed · October 19, 2023

Guest Article by Mæstro Jerome Cole • Organist, Composer, and Choirmaster

“My mantra is that music at Mass should help reveal the face of God to us, so that we might contemplate Jesus Christ truly present in the Eucharist.” —Jerome Cole

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Corpus Christi Watershed · October 18, 2023

Brooklyn Writes Us — Re: “Slander” Article

Like it was yesterday, I remember fighting with those high school students about hymnal headers.

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Jeff Ostrowski · October 18, 2023

“Spotted” • Singaporean Sacred Sounds

I glanced at the audience to see what effect Corrinne’s presentation was making…

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Corpus Christi Watershed · October 18, 2023

Letter from “Penelope” • (18 October 2023)

“I was recently asked to step in and lead someone else’s choir at Mass…” —Penelope

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Jeff Ostrowski · October 16, 2023

“Breathtaking!” • Hymn for the Souls in Purgatory

“Raising the pitch for the final verse.” (Tag: 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘪𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳)

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Jeff Ostrowski · October 13, 2023

“Is This an Error?” • The Answer Is Complicated

Text underlay in Renaissance polyphony: Six (6) considerations.

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Jeff Ostrowski · October 12, 2023

Can You “Name That Hymn” (From The Middle)?

Purists would absolutely hate this!

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Andrea Leal · October 11, 2023

It’s Spooky Season! • “Six Ways To Celebrate Halloween Like A Catholic”

“If you knew how quickly people would forget you after your death, you would not seek to please anyone but God during your life.” —Saint John Chrysostom

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Jeff Ostrowski · October 11, 2023

Cardinal Tobin says excluding EF Catholics is “good” so long as they’re not “banished” completely

The exchange with Diane Montagna was caught on video! Jeff Ostrowski also includes two personal stories of exclusion.

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    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

“In 1848, Franz Liszt attended a performance of Schumann’s 1st Piano Trio, held in his honor in the Schumanns’ home. Liszt arrived two hours late with Wagner (who hadn’t been invited), derided the piece, and spoke ill of the recently deceased Mendelssohn. This upset the Schumanns, and Robert physically assaulted Liszt.”

— Janita Hall-Swadley

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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