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Ostrowski Vs. Weaver: Solesmes Rhythm, Gregorian Semiology, Dom Mocquereau, Dom Pothier, Mensuralism, and more!
“These are the musical treasures everyone needs to know about.” — 2022 Participant
I’ve been encouraged to launch a new series!
More than eighty photographs give you a “glimpse” of a week dedicated to restoring authentic Catholic music.
“Your faculty may never know the depth of how you affected each person there. For my part, I am forever changed…” — Symposium Participant (Texas)
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In the days before Vatican II, dioceses had their own special feast days.
As singers performed this Kevin Allen piece, they wept—but crying is bad for singing technique!
Every choirmaster should place a high priority on recruitment, otherwise in time he commits a form of “choral contraception”…
Can modern composers write hymns? Are they stirring?
“The Vatican Edition … contains absolutely all that is needed for the exact rendition of the liturgical chant.” —Sacred Congregation of Rites (1911)
A french version (1,798 pages) is also available for free PDF download.
You will notice Father Guerrero takes the chant melody (“Beata Mater”) and creates a perfect canon between Soprano and Alto.
If there’s a more beautiful setting of this text, I don’t know what it could be.
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