Young Boys Who “Play” Mass
A mother describes her son’s love for the Mass. He memorizes and recruits friends to “play Mass.” We are a people of hope.
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PDF • “Rorate Mass Musical Booklet” (39 pages)
In my humble opinion, that ‘explanation’ is sheer, unadulterated gobbledygook.
PDF Download • “Advent Eucharistic Hymn”
I don’t know a more powerful exposition on the Holy Eucharist than this striking hymn by Archbishop Pecham!
Recent Book! • “The Politics of Plainchant”
Fascinating details from never-before-seen letters recently discovered in southern France!
PDF Download • “Kyriale Accompaniment Book” by Dr. Peter Wagner (138 pages)
… including a deliciously dazzling discovery you won’t want to miss!
Gregorian Rhythm Wars • “The Limits of History”
There’s nothing necessarily authentic about the “authentic” rhythm.
Gregorian Rhythm Wars • “Jeff’s Second Response to Patrick” (6 Dec 2022)
You look upon these thousands of manuscripts in much the same way that I view the plainsong editions of Guillaume-Gabriel Nivers.
PDF Download • Organ Accompaniment Booklet: Vespers (2nd Sunday of Advent) — 27 pages
Dom Gajard said to Jean Langlais: “Hear the blackbird! It doesn’t know what an ‘ictus’ is, yet it sings better than we.”
PDF Download • “Latin Christmas Carol” for SATB + Organ • By Gustaaf Nees (d. 1965)
I’m not embarrassed, because these practice videos save us time during rehearsals.
Photographs • Weinmann “Graduale” on 5 Lines!
They were not allowed to remove their boots, so thousands had their feet amputated (as the frostbite often turned into gangrene).
PDF Download • Traditional Notation Gradual-Book (692 Pages) on Five Lines!
This book makes it easy for singers who only know Treble Clef.
PDF Download • “How Does the Official Rhythm Actually Sound?”
Including three (3) professionally-scanned versions of the Kyriale, released here for the 1st time!
Directing Choirs • “Do You Have What It Takes?”
Church music should not be boring! Here I provide eleven (11) ways to keep it awesome.
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!