PDF Download • “Pope Pius XII Hymnal” (1959)
Were you shocked to see the Pius XII Hymnal assigning vernacular hymns to different parts of the Mass?
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“Source Material” • The Saint Jean de Brébeuf Hymnal
We assembled a staggering number of Catholic hymnals and selected only the very best material from each.
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PDF Download • “Sanctus” (SATB) by JS Bach!
Wow … I bet you’ve never heard this piece before!
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PDF Download • SATB Christmas Carol by Peter Lejeune • “Jam Désinant Suspíria”
I recorded all the voices, to demonstrate how it sounds…
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PDF Download • “Leeds Catholic Hymnal” (232 pages)
A hymnal out of print for fifty years has been scanned by Mr. Colin E. Jackson!
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PDF Download • “Sunday Vespers”
…including a failed descant from 1983.
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PDF Download • A “Bright” Eucharistic Hymn
Could there be a nicer hymn than this? It is fresh and glorious.
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PDF Download • Organ Accompaniment for “Vexilla Regis” (Hymn) by Fr. Adrian Fortescue
When I saw this page, my opinion of Fortescue went down—but then I remembered…
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PDF Download • Rare German Hymnal (879 pages)
Most German hymnals we’ve come across contain words only—but this one has harmonies!
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PDF Download • “Agnus Dei” … for Lent
…including rehearsal videos for each individual voice!
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PDF Download • Dom Pothier Biography (1947)
“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.”
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PDF Download • Easy Hymn with Melody in Tenor
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?
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PDF Download • Anglican Hymnal (1,151 pages)
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+
PDF Download • Best Hymnal Ever Printed?
If you like this, stay tuned—I’ll soon release a 1,200 page treasure!
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PDF Download • Kyrie “O Magnum Mysterium”
This morning, I recorded the voice parts—but please pardon my screechy soprano notes!
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