“Holy God, We Praise Thy Name” (Simplified)
A simplified keyboard accompaniment for pianists struggling to be organists.
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The Church’s Oldest Latin Eucharistic Hymn
May I tell you a secret?
PDF Download • “Saint Dunstan Hymnal” (158 pages)
How close are Anglicans to Catholics, in terms of their religious practices?
PDF Download • SATB “Kyrie” for Small Choirs
This SATB setting by Father Francisco Guerrero is brief but magnificent.
Documentation • “In the Olden Days, Was Vernacular Sung During Liturgical Services?”
Including a splendid harmonization of “Holy God, We Praise Thy Name.”
Singing Bach At Mass? • “Yes! Yes! Yes!”
I wouldn’t argue if somebody made the claim that Sebastian Bach was “the most musical person who ever lived.”
PDF Download • Simplified Accompaniment for the famous Hymn: “Praise To The Lord”
According to Monsignor Franz Stemmer, the famous hymn “Praise to the Lord” originally came from the 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘎𝘦𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘣𝘶𝘤𝘩 (1665).
Near “Occasions” of Sin, Forgiveness, Psalms, Hymns, and the Artistic Temperament
Rachmaninoff never forgave Prokofiev for this, as anyone with a melancholic temperament will understand.
PDF Download • “Wedding Sheet” (Showing Prices)
Being hired as organist or choirmaster for Catholic weddings can be stressful.
PDF Download • Spanish Responsorial Psalm — “17th Sunday in Ordinary Time” (Year B)
We must never let criticism by ‘haters’ bother us. We must strive to block them from our minds.
PDF Download • “Freiburg Cathedral Hymnal” (Organ Accompaniment) — 308 Pages!
The most comprehensive German hymnal ever printed? Well, this masterpiece by Monsignor Stemmer is certainly in the top five!
“Banish Wrong Notes!” • Hymns Simplified
In the past, I’ve mentioned how I can’t stand hearing wrong notes. I was playing LLANFAIR the other day, and I was hitting wrong notes. Earlier today, I created a simplified version which you can download for free. This famous tune (“LLANFAIR”) is often used on the feast of the Ascension, with “Hail the Day […]
PDF Download • Responsorial Psalm for the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B)
“This argument from silence is wildly improbable.” —Father John Parsons (2001)
Jeff Writes A Song About Dr. Weaver And Himself
This article—a “mini-dissertation” on syllabic plainsong—writes songs using the names of various CCW authors.
PDF Download • “Spanish Responsorial Psalm” (19th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B)
A lovely offering by the “Chaumonot Composers Group.”