Pope Saint Paul VI (3 April 1969): “Although the text of the Roman Gradual—at least that which concerns the singing—has not been changed, the Entrance antiphons and Communions antiphons have been revised for Masses without singing.”
Giovanni Battista Fasolo published an enormous book of organ interludes without pedals • Pierre Gouin typed them up, bringing you this clear window into renaissance liturgical music for free! • Enjoy this treasure trove of organ music from almost 400 years ago! Plus a few highlights from along the way+
How utterly strange to see such items!
Very few people have a copy of this incredibly rare Catholic hymnal.
We assembled a staggering number of Catholic hymnals and selected only the very best material from each.
Wow … I bet you’ve never heard this piece before!
I recorded all the voices, to demonstrate how it sounds…
A hymnal out of print for fifty years has been scanned by Mr. Colin E. Jackson!
…including a failed descant from 1983.
Could there be a nicer hymn than this? It is fresh and glorious.
When I saw this page, my opinion of Fortescue went down—but then I remembered…
Most German hymnals we’ve come across contain words only—but this one has harmonies!
…including rehearsal videos for each individual voice!
“Dom Pothier himself acted as an illustrator, decorating his work with vignettes, illuminated capitals, tailpieces, even full-page illustrations representing the mysteries of the Annunciation and Christmas.”
The Brébeuf hymnal contains carefully chosen and flexible melodies; do you see how the following tune (“Old Hundredth”) can be used in the Tenor voice?
I bet you’ve not seen this fascinating book! • Many pieces in this Anglican collection are actually translations of Roman Catholic hymns, such as Ave Maris Stella, Audi Benigne Conditor, Ad Regias Agni Dapes, and so forth • Readers will mainly be interested in sections 3 and 4 • The “Englished” versions of the propers (e.g. Puer Natus Est) are quite interesting+
