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“Gregorian Chant Rhythm Wars” • Ostrowski Vs. Williams

Jeff Ostrowski · November 1, 2022

My colleague, Patrick Williams has agreed to enter into a “colloquy” with me vis-à-vis Gregorian rhythm.

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Filed Under: Articles, Featured Tagged With: Gregorian Rhythm Wars, Gregorian Semiology, litterae significative, Notker, Pothier De Caetero 1906, Romanian Letters, Sémiologie grégorienne Last Updated: December 6, 2022

(Installment #7) “Catholic Hymnals” • Richard J. Clark

Richard J. Clark · September 8, 2020

“Hymns, Psalms, and Spiritual Canticles”—the most influential post-conciliar hymnal—was never distributed by any large publisher!

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Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Traditional Catholic Hymnals Last Updated: June 27, 2023

Draft Document • “Church Music Manifesto” (2020)

Jeff Ostrowski · June 30, 2020

We’re living in darkness—but, like the phoenix, authentic Church music can rise from the ashes!

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Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Church Music Manifesto, Guild of Church Musicians Last Updated: June 30, 2020

“Comparison” • 15 Traditional Catholic Hymnals

Guest Author · June 7, 2020

Covid-19 has forced many parishes to remove all hymnals from their pews: A perfect opportunity for change!

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Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Affordable Hymnal for Catholic Parishes, Dr Theodore Marier, GIA Worship IV Hymnal, Helen Hull Hitchcock Adoremus, Hymns Psalms Spiritual Canticles, Jean de Brebeuf Hymnal, The Catholic Hymnal, Traditional Catholic Hymnals, Traditional Latin Mass Last Updated: March 15, 2022

Broadcasting Holy Mass During Covidtide

Dr. Lucas Tappan · May 26, 2020

The most problematic genre for use in broadcasting is the English setting of the Mass Ordinary since all of the major settings are currently under copyright.

Filed Under: Articles Last Updated: May 27, 2020

Repeating Repertoire? • Dr. Tappan

Dr. Lucas Tappan · March 26, 2020

“The tunes and ditties of the radio will be meaningless in the magnitude of one’s final moments; only the psalms can bear the weight of the moment.” —Barry Rose

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Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Repeating Repertoire Last Updated: March 30, 2020

St. Jean de Lalande Library of Rare Books

“The judicious searcher in this remarkable online collection will certainly reap great rewards for his effort.” — Fr. Robert A. Skeris, Benjamin T. Rome School of Music

Extremely Rare! • 1908 Solesmes Graduale (PDF Download)

Jeff Ostrowski · January 23, 2020

I’ve been searching for this book for twenty years! • For the first time in history, the Graduale Romanum from 1908 (with Solesmes rhythmic markings) has been scanned and uploaded • Includes copious and detailed information about the rhythm of the Editio Vaticana (“Vatican Edition”) you won’t find anywhere else+

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Filed Under: Articles, Featured Tagged With: Dom Eugène Cardine, Gregorian Semiology, melismatic morae vocis, Sémiologie grégorienne Last Updated: January 25, 2023

JMO Copy (inviolable) St. Jean de Lalande Library of Rare Books

Jeff Ostrowski · January 7, 2020

JMO Copy (inviolable) St. Jean de Lalande Library of Rare Books “The judicious searcher in this remarkable online collection will certainly reap great rewards for his effort.” — Fr. Robert A. Skeris, Benjamin T. Rome School of Music (CUA) HE SAINT Jean de Lalande Library is derived primarily from Jeff Ostrowski’s personal collection of rare […]

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The 1961 Code of Rubrics • Pope St. John XXIII

Jeff Ostrowski · September 3, 2019

I would not argue with someone who called this document curious, or even bizarre; it was only in effect for a few years • Also: “Should the Sanctus and Benedictus be split in the Traditional Latin Mass?” • This “Extraordinary Form” question is treated meticulously with full documentation going back 150 years+

Filed Under: Articles, Featured Tagged With: De Ritibus Servandis, Sanctus Benedictus Split Broken Divided Last Updated: May 30, 2023

“Church Music Manifesto” (2019)

Jeff Ostrowski · January 14, 2019

Mass should be a peaceful experience for the congregation, not an opportunity to be harassed.

Filed Under: Articles, Featured Tagged With: Church Music Manifesto, Guild of Church Musicians Last Updated: December 22, 2020

Choosing Choral Repertoire

Dr. Lucas Tappan · April 30, 2018

Is it okay for choirmasters to program the same piece several Sundays in a row?

Filed Under: Articles Last Updated: January 1, 2020

Three Entrance Antiphons for the Celebration of Marriage

Richard J. Clark · October 6, 2017

Free Download: Three Entrance Antiphons For the Celebration of Marriage

Filed Under: Articles Last Updated: January 1, 2020

Nine Questions About The Latin Mass You Were Too Embarrassed To Ask

Jeff Ostrowski · April 21, 2017

When I first attended the Traditional Mass, I hated it.

Filed Under: Articles Last Updated: January 1, 2020

Fr. Magiera Reviews The Campion Hymnal

Corpus Christi Watershed · January 12, 2017

“These renderings are accompanied by beautiful photos so even the novice should be able to follow the Mass rather easily.”

Filed Under: Articles Last Updated: January 1, 2020

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President’s Corner

    Luis Martínez Must Go!
    Sevilla Cathedral (entry dated 13 December 1564): The chapter orders Luis Martínez, a cathedral chaplain, to stay away from the choirbook-stand when the rest of the singers gather around it to sing polyphony—the reason being that “he throws the others out of tune.” [Excerpt from “The Life of Father Francisco Guerrero.”]
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Urgent! • We Desperately Need Funds!
    A few days ago, the president of Corpus Christi Watershed posted this urgent appeal for funds. Please help us make sure we’re never forced to place our content behind a paywall. We feel it’s crucial that 100% of our content remains free to everyone. We’re a tiny 501(c)3 public charity, entirely dependent upon the generosity of small donors. We have no endowment and no major donors. We run no advertisements and have no savings. We beg you to consider donating $4.00 per month. Thank you!
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    “Booklet of Eucharistic Hymns” (16 pages)
    I was asked to create a booklet for my parish to use during our CORPUS CHRISTI PROCESSION on 22 June 2025. Would you be willing to look over the DRAFT BOOKLET (16 pages) I came up with? I tried to include a variety of hymns: some have a refrain; some are in major, others in minor; some are metered, others are plainsong; some are in Spanish, some are in Latin, but most are in English. Normally, we’d use the Brébeuf Hymnal—but we can’t risk having our congregation carry those heavy books all over the city to various churches.
    —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.
    —Corpus Christi Watershed
    “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).
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— A work by Fr. Husenbeth (d. 1872)

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