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Pope Saint Paul VI (3 April 1969): “Although the text of the Roman Gradual—at least that which concerns the singing—has not been changed, the Entrance antiphons and Communions antiphons have been revised for Masses without singing.”

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Motecta Trium Vocum • Motets For Three Voices

OMPOSER KEVIN ALLEN has set twelve Eucharistic Motets for three voices. The texts are appropriate at all times of the Liturgical year. Feel free to listen to an audio sample. And don’t forget that Matthew J. Curtis has recorded a CD of the entire collection. Share this promotional video with your friends. This special performance edition avoids all page turns and includes Psalm Tone texts in Latin and English so the length will always match perfectly the Liturgical action:

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1. Desidero Mi Jesu   •   Video Sample (Equal Voices)

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PRACTICE VIDEO (Secundus)

PRACTICE VIDEO (Tertius)

2. O Salutaris Hostia   •   Video Sample (Equal Voices)

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PRACTICE VIDEO (Tertius)

3. Anima Christi   •   Video Sample (Equal Voices)

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4. Domine, Non Sum Dignus   •   Video Sample (Equal Voices)

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5. Sicut Novellae Olivarum   •   Video Sample (Equal Voices)

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6. Ave Sacer Christi Sanguis   •   Video Sample (Equal Voices)

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7. O Sacrum Convivium   •   Video Sample (Equal Voices)

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8. Panis Angelicus   •   Video Sample (Equal Voices)

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9. Tantum Ergo   •   Video Sample (Equal Voices)

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10. Te Decet Laus   •   Video Sample (Equal Voices)

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11. Paratur Nobis   •   Video Sample (Equal Voices)

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12. O Sanctissima   •   Video Sample (Equal Voices)

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PRACTICE VIDEO (Secundus)

PRACTICE VIDEO (Tertius)

ALTHOUGH THIS COLLECTION was designed for SSA or TTB choirs, the compositions also work well for mixed choirs, and a special transposition table has been included to help the choirmaster. Here’s how these motets sound in the transposed range:

Panis Angelicus (transposed for mixed choirs)   •   Video Sample

PRACTICE VIDEO (Primus)

PRACTICE VIDEO (Secundus)

PRACTICE VIDEO (Tertius)

O Salutaris (transposed for mixed choirs)   •   Video Sample

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President’s Corner

    A Nice Hymn In Spanish
    In my humble opinion, this is a really beautiful hymn in Spanish. If I practice diligently, I’ll be able to pronounce all the words properly. If you’re someone who’s interested in obtaining a melody only version (suitable for your congregational ORDER OF WORSHIP) you can steal that from this.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    “Music List” • 21st in Ordinary Time (Year C)
    Our choir returns on Sunday, 24 August 2025. Some have expressed interest in perusing the ORDER OF MUSIC I’ve prepared for it, which is the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C). If such a thing interests you, feel free to download it as a PDF file. As always, the Responsorial Psalm, Gospel Acclamation, and Mass Propers for this Sunday are conveniently stored at the feasts website.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    “Entrance Chant” • 21st Sunday Ordin. Time
    You can download the ENTRANCE ANTIPHON in English for the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) which is coming up on 24 August 2025. Corresponding to the vocalist score is this free organ accompaniment. It’s set in a melancholy mode, but if you heard my choir’s female voices singing it your soul would be uplifted beyond belief. If you’re someone who enjoys rehearsal videos, this morning I tried to sing it while simultaneously accompanying my voice on the pipe organ.
    —Jeff Ostrowski

Quick Thoughts

    Pope Pius XII Hymnal?
    Have you ever heard of the Pope Pius XII Hymnal? It’s a real book, published in the United States in 1959. Here’s a sample page so you can verify with your own eyes it existed.
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    “Hybrid” Chant Notation?
    Over the years, many have tried to ‘simplify’ plainsong notation. The O’Fallon Propers attempted to simplify the notation—but ended up making matters worse. Dr. Karl Weinmann tried to do the same in the time of Pope Saint Pius X by replacing each porrectus. You can examine a specimen from his edition and see whether you agree he complicated matters. In particular, look at what he did with éxsules fílii Hévae.
    —Corpus Christi Watershed
    Antiphons Don’t Match?
    A reader wants to know why the Entrance and Communion antiphons in certain publications deviate from what’s prescribed by the GRADUALE ROMANUM published after Vatican II. Click here to read our answer. The short answer is: the Adalbert Propers were never intended to be sung. They were intended for private Masses only (or Masses without music). The “Graduale Parvum,” published by the John Henry Newman Institute of Liturgical Music in 2023, mostly uses the Adalbert Propers—but sometimes uses the GRADUALE text: e.g. Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul (29 June).
    —Corpus Christi Watershed

Random Quote

“The Church, which so long had preserved Latin consciously as a bond of unity, had quite suddenly decided to discard it as a useless encumbrance. With this rejection, and as an almost inevitable consequence, went out the window also the whole magnificent musical heritage of the Church. For when you change your language you also change your song. The Jewish exiles hanging their harps beside the waters of Babylon, so long ago, made that discovery.”

— Most Rev’d Robert J. Dwyer, Archbishop of Portland (26 October 1973)

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