The Day My Life Changed Forever
Do we believe sacred music exists?
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Carmen Gregorianum
Must We “Love” All Gregorian Chant?
Where “Parce Dómine” (the famous song for Lent) came from.
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“Mass in the Vernacular?” • Seven (7) Considerations
Should Mass be in Latin or English? Or should it be a mixture?
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Abbat Bourigaud Challenges Dr. Charles Weaver!
Father De Santi opined that “Solesmes had rid themselves of Pothier by giving him an abbey”—to which Pope Pius X responded that it amounted to “a small compensation.”
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PDF Score • “Mass Setting I Wrote For Corrinne”
I demonstrate how the “Kyrie Eleison” can be adapted for use in the Extraordinary Form.
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Response to Mike’s Letter • “Six Concrete Examples”
“I would dismiss it as the second text writer being lazy and stealing someone else’s music…” —Michael H.
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Gregorian Chant … with a drone?
It’s possible to sing Carmen Gregorianum with a drone note (a.k.a. “ison”) but is this always a good idea? I’ve heard it done very poorly. We tried singing GLORIA IX with an ison last Sunday. Feel free to listen to this excerpt (Mp3) and let me know your thoughts.
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PDF Download • Msgr. Hellriegel’s “Hand-Written” Hymnal (Organ Accompaniment) — 102 pages
A major announcement on 8 January 2024!
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“Liber Usualis” • Jeff’s Proposed Modifications
In 1957, the Abbey of Solesmes publicly claimed copyright over “the rhythmic signs 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗵𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁.”
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PDF Download • “Münster Hymnal” (Harmony Edition) — 123 pages!
“As the organ plays, so does the congregation sing!” —From the Foreword
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(Advent, 2nd Sunday) • Introit “Pópulus Sion” Sung According to the Official Rhythm
We can hardly do better than to join in the same melodies sung by Catholic saints throughout history.
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