Preface of Saint Joseph (added by the pope)
You can see the “Præfatio de Sancto Joseph” inserted directly into the priest’s missal.
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PDF Download • “Our Father” (1 page)
This might be excellent for a children’s choir.
PDF • “Organ Interlude” (Manuals Only)
If you play the pipe organ, I encourage you to try out this organ interlude for manuals only.
PDF Download • Roman Catholic Hymnal (1953) with Lyrics in Dutch! — 71 pages
Also Included: a Conversation about famous hymns in Duple or Triple rhythm.
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(Simplified Keyboard Accompaniment) • “Now Thank We All Our God”
(Part 2) • Should congregational hymnals include SATB parts?
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Test Your Gregorian Chant Knowledge!
This melody was found in a Carthusian plainsong book (published hundreds of years ago).
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Eucharistic Prayer No. 2 on Sundays?
Highlighted in yellow (on this single-page PDF file) is documentation concerning whether the 2nd Eucharistic prayer may be used on Sundays.
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“Panis Angelicus” • Organ Accompaniment (7 Pages)
“Those two options are as good as any (and better than most).” —Jeff Ostrowski
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1,187 Pages • “Dripping With Color, Craft, and Splendor” (Missale Romanum, 1933)
That such a richly-illustrated missal could have been created—much less mass produced—in the 1930s is beyond belief.
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Proportionalist Plainchant • (Documented)
This document shows a “mensuralist” approach to Gregorian Chant.
“Predictable Rhymes?” • A Follow Up
We received considerable correspondence regarding my article: “Two Ways to Defile a Hymn.”
Absolutely ‘Perfect’ Voice-Leading?
This brief passage seems (in my humble opinion) to be a delightful specimen.
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“Progress Report” (With Samples) • Forthcoming Roman Catholic Hymnal In Spanish
It’s coming along nicely!
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PDF Download • “Roman Catholic Music in England from 1850–1962” — Lengthy Dissertation (402 pages)
This includes 1914-1962 (years which were excluded from Muir’s book).
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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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