‘German’ Introductions for Hymns
German organ books have an enchanting habit…
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PDF Download • “Sprinkling Rite” + Psalm Verses
“From your wounded side, O Christ, a spring of water bursts forth, by which the squalor of the world is washed away…”
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Buckfast Abbey Weighs In
Dom John Stéphan was a Benedictine monk of Buckfast Abbey in South Devon, England.
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PDF Download • “Catholic Hymnal & Service Book” (632 Pages)
Includes an interesting harmonization for “Víctimae Pascháli Laudes.”
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PDF • “Liturgical Law” (467 Pages)
Dom Charles Augustine Bachofen was born in Switzerland but spent his career between the Benedictine monasteries at Conception (Missouri) and Mount Angel (Oregon).
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Responsorial Psalm Fauxbourdon?
What does this actually sound like?
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Music List • (Easter Sunday, 2026)
Readers have expressed interest in examining my “music list” for Easter Sunday 2026.
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PDF Download • “Sprinkling Rite”
At the last second, a few tones were changed in the antiphon.
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‘Sarum’ Good Friday?
Do you recognize it?
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Gregorian Chant • The “Correct” Way of Singing?
Now I will explain what that means.
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PDF Download • “Eb Organ Postlude”
Although a Lutheran himself, he held the appointment at a Roman Catholic Cathedral until his death.
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Music List • (Palm Sunday, 2026)
Readers have expressed interest in examining my “music list” for this coming Sunday.
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Easter • Would You Sing This Hymn?
Should this be added to the “pernicious hymn pairing” collection?
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Pipe Organ “Answers” in Plainsong?
Some might be a bit confused as to why it says the organ “answers” in Plainsong.
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“Gregorian Chant Quiz” • 24 March 2026
How well do you know your Gregorian hymns?
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