How Sharp Are Your Eyes?
The feast of the Immaculate Conception contains a typo.
President's Corner
“Music List” • (Christ the King Sunday)
Readers have expressed interest in perusing the “music list” I’ve prepared for this coming Sunday.
“Entrance Chant” • Christ the King
The feast of Christ the King—a completely modern feast—was added in 1925.
“Music List” • (33rd Sund. Ordinary Time)
Readers have expressed interest in perusing the “music list” I’ve prepared for this coming Sunday.
Lectionary Errors
Why even mention such a thing? Everybody makes mistakes, right?
PDF • SATB Enhancement (“Our Father”)
“As the congregation sings their part, the choir “enhances” them with polyphony. This is genius!” — Veronica Moreno
“Entrance Chant” • Sunday (17 Nov. 2024)
This Introit is in the sixth mode (known as the “peaceful” mode).
“Quotation” • Pope Pius X on Plainsong
“That would be to me the finest triumph sacred music could have…” —Giuseppe Cardinal Sarto (1897)
Genitive Case
In Latin, the genitive case is sometimes unclear.
Music List • (32nd Sund. Ordinary Time)
Readers have expressed interest in perusing the “music list” I’ve prepared for this coming Sunday.
“Entrance Chant” • Sunday (10 Nov. 2024)
The reformers borrowed this “Entrance Chant” from the Ember Saturday of Lent.
“Free” Is Better!
A masterpiece for Soprano, Alto, and Bass.
Music List • (31st Sund. Ordinary Time)
Readers have expressed interest in perusing the “music list” I’ve prepared for this coming Sunday.
“Entrance Chant” for Sunday (3-NOV-2024)
The reformers borrowed this “Entrance Chant” from Wednesday in the 2nd week of Lent.
The Truth About Chant Modality
It’s distressing to observe (in certain in quarters) an immature understanding of modality.