Gregorian Rhythm Wars • “Feedback from Dom Stephen Concordia”
“I greatly appreciate your hospitality and willingness to engage in dialogue.” — Dom Concordia, OSB
Articles
“A Mother’s New Missal” • Part 1
A mother and her children open the 2022 edition of the “Campion Missal” and find it more compact and very beautiful. Initial impressions include new images, a golden ribbon, and a newly-textured cover.
Gregorian Rhythm Wars • “Disputed Questions” (16 Nov 2022)
A few further thoughts on what ways of singing chant are “allowed.”
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
PDF Download • Rare “Kyriale” Organ Accompaniment Book (175 pages)
Including a few brief responses to Professor Charles Weaver.
Help Me Banish ‘Wimpy’ Hymn Texts!
Preparing this blog, I discovered interesting snippets about the hymn, the composer, the translator, and even the poet who penned these lines in Latin!
Gregorian Rhythm Wars • “Charlie’s First Response to Jeff” (13 Nov 2022)
Ostrowski, wishing to avoid fussiness, may justifiably refuse this invitation. But to argue, as he has, that these signs and the prayerful and aesthetic movements they embody are “illicit” is just wildly off the mark.
PDF Download • “Gregorian Accompaniments” … Just in time for Advent! (366 pages)
The second half of today’s article answers questions submitted by Mr. Matthew Frederes.
Gregorian Rhythm Wars • “Jeff’s First Response to Patrick” (12 Nov 2022)
Mr. Williams, today I challenge you (please) to provide direct responses for two questions.
Gregorian Rhythm Wars • “Frederes Feedback”
Why declare that rhythmic signs are permitted if alteration of any kind is unacceptable? It doesn’t make any sense…
Blase Cardinal Cupich Responds Directly to Me!
I will not insult your intelligence by telling you what I suspect happened.
“Vatican Commission on Gregorian Chant” • Biographies for Its Twenty Members
Including two (2) documents translated into English for the first time!
“Whoever controls the language controls the Masses.”
“Missa Back-To-The-Future” (a recent OCP offering) isn’t part of the treasury mandated by Vatican II; nor do I belong on the basketball court with Michael Jordan.
Remembering Mr. Tom Savoy • “Requiescat in pace.”
Tom died suddenly on 24 October 2022 (a month shy of his 67th birthday) at his home in Charlotte.
Gregorian Rhythm Wars • “Doubled Notes”
“We have a number of quotations from medieval writers in support of proportional rhythm…” —Patrick Williams