(Ash Wednesday) • Medieval Illumination Depicting the Distribution of Ashes
Discovered by those who edited the third edition of the Campion Missal.
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Music List • (1st Sunday of Lent)
Readers have expressed interest in examining my “music list” for this coming Sunday.
2-Voice Arrangement for Lent
A wonderful hymn tune by Kevin Allen (the legendary American composer of sacred music).
“Sanctus VIII” • Organ Accompaniment
In French, it is called “Messe de Anges.”
PDF Download • Sanctus VIII Organ Accompaniment (“Mass of the Angels”)
This melody is quite ancient.
“Let the Choir Have a Voice” • Jeff Ostrowski’s Essay on Choral Music in the Catholic Mass
“In a world filled with a lot of noise, your sacred song lifts our hearts to heaven…” —Parishioner
PDF Download • “2-Voice Hymn” (Holy Name)
This arrangement works with a mixed choir (or children singing with men).
Music List • (5th Sund. Ordinary Time)
Readers have expressed interest in examining my “music list” for this coming Sunday.
PDF • “Communion” (5th Sunday in Ordin.)
This text will be familiar to altar boys.
“Pipe Organ Interlude During Funerals?” • (Reader Feedback)
Before I say one word, I should probably…
Funeral Music “Template” • For Families
This was difficult to assemble, because the “Ordo Exsequiarum” has never been translated into English.
“To Cover Sin With Smooth Names”
You owe it to yourself to examine the sample pages (from the full-color section).
Heretical Hymns
A nice tune, but a nasty text!
Dom Pothier • Photo from 1904
This is quite a beautiful image.
PDF Chart • “Plainsong Rhythm”
Whence this lack of curiosity?