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Views from the Choir Loft

President's Corner

Jeff Ostrowski · July 29, 2026

Absolutely ‘Perfect’ Voice-Leading?

This brief passage seems (in my humble opinion) to be a delightful specimen.

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Jeff Ostrowski · July 23, 2026

Calling Dr. Weaver!

A remarkable exposition of the “mora vocis” (published in 1953 in the Netherlands) which doesn’t shy away from a certain item!

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Jeff Ostrowski · July 19, 2026

SLANE • “Simplified” Keyboard Arr.

Do you know ‘SLANE’ the hymn tune?

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Jeff Ostrowski · July 16, 2026

Insane Baroque-Era Dissonance!

There is no more dissonant chord than this in the entire Baroque era!

Jeff Ostrowski · July 10, 2026

“Reminder” — Month of July (2026)

Since a new month has arrived, it’s my pleasure to remind you that…

Jeff Ostrowski · June 25, 2026

Music List • (15th Sund. Ordinary Time)

Readers have expressed interest in examining my “music list” for Sunday (12 July 2026).

Jeff Ostrowski · June 23, 2026

Shortest Psalm In The Bible

The Germans did something splendid here!

Jeff Ostrowski · June 20, 2026

Oldest Latin Eucharistic Hymn

A Spanish version; please listen and let us know your thoughts!

Jeff Ostrowski · June 19, 2026

Rare Plainsong Accompaniments

Some consider these 3-part accompaniments to be the rarest in the world.

Jeff Ostrowski · June 15, 2026

“Hidden Chant” • For the Ordinary Form

Not even the magnificent “GregoBase”—which is incredibly comprehensive—realizes music for this antiphon was published by the Vatican in the 1930s.

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Jeff Ostrowski · June 10, 2026

“Citation Needed” • Dom Foote of ICEL

Father Basil Foote, OSB, served on the Music Sub-Committee of the “International Commission on English in the Liturgy” (ICEL).

Jeff Ostrowski · June 6, 2026

Music List • “Corpus Christi” (Year A)

The 28-page Singers’ Booklet is included. Our children’s choir will join us for this Mass.

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Jeff Ostrowski · June 1, 2026

PDF Download • “Rubric Challenge”

So far, nobody has guessed correctly. (Challenge posted a few weeks ago.)

Jeff Ostrowski · May 27, 2026

Music List • “Trinity Sunday” (Year A)

Readers have expressed interest in examining my “music list” for this coming Sunday.

Jeff Ostrowski · May 26, 2026

“Entrance Chant” • Feast of Corpus Christi

Very difficult to imagine a more gorgeous mode than Mode 7.

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President’s Corner

    Music List • (29th Sund. Ordinary Time)
    Readers have expressed interest in seeing the ORDER OF MUSIC which I created for this coming Sunday, the 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A). If such a thing interests you, feel free to download it as a PDF file. The INTROIT for this Sunday explains why this Sunday is called “Apple Sunday.” As we approach the end of the liturgical year, most of the INTROITS seem to be in Mode III or Mode IV, which are ‘haunting’ tones.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    “Holy, Holy, Holy” transposed lower

    A simple setting based on a work by Canon Jules Vyverman.

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    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Music List • (27th Sund. Ordinary Time)

    Readers have expressed interest in examining my “music list” for this coming Sunday: 4 October 2026

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    —Jeff Ostrowski

Quick Thoughts

    Preface of Saint Joseph (added by the pope)

    You can see the “Præfatio de Sancto Joseph” inserted directly into the priest’s missal.

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    —Jeff Ostrowski
    “Predictable Rhymes?” • A Follow Up
    We received considerable correspondence regarding my article, Two Ways to Defile a Hymn. More specifically, what really raised certain people’s hackles was its follow-up article dealing with the keyboard accompaniment for the CHRIST THE KING HYMNAL. But to quote Eliza Doolittle: “Have I said anything I oughtn’t?” Please examine this PDF file and see whether you agree. Were the editors of the BRÉBEUF HYMNAL incorrect to insist upon sophisticated and clever rhymes, rather than mind-numbingly predictable rhymes?
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    ‘Ould’ But Not Good
    Dom Samuel Gregory Ould (note the spelling) was a Benedictine monk at FORT AUGUSTUS ABBEY in Scotland. As musician, organist, and composer, Dom Ould was highly regarded. Moreover, he was considered an authority on Gregorian Chant. But not everything found in an old book—or, in this case, an “Ould” book—is necessarily praiseworthy. Consider this page from Dom Ould’s hymnal. Do you see the rhymes? They offend severely by ABR (“Abuse By Reuse”) and are utterly predictable. In my recent article—Two Ways to Defile a Hymn—I addressed this topic.
    —Jeff Ostrowski

Random Quote

“In my opinion, there should be reached the aim that all priests could continue to use the old Missal.”

— ‘Cardinal Ratzinger, Letter to Wolfgang Waldstein (14 December 1976)’

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