Church Music Shouldn’t Be “Headache-Inducing”
Authentic sacred music should attract people. It should not drive them away.
Catholic Composer Cristobal de Morales
“Whoever controls the language controls the Masses.”
“Missa Back-To-The-Future” (a recent OCP offering) isn’t part of the treasury mandated by Vatican II; nor do I belong on the basketball court with Michael Jordan.
“Defending the English” • Brief Riposte from Uganda
“As for the subject of whether the music of Tallis, Taverner, and Tye was tainted by the reformation, I would agree with Mr. Ostrowski.” —Reader from Uganda
“Repertoire Page” • Sacred Music Symposium 2022
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PDF Download • “Glory To God” (Three Voices)
Those who direct small choirs are always looking for great repertoire.
PDF Download • Three Myths About Hymns
Did you know Catholics began translating hymns from Latin into the vernacular about 400 years before the Protestant Revolution?
PDF Download • Alleluia (SATB) by Morales for “Ordinary Form” + “Extraordinary Form”
This piece works well in the “OF” (Ordinary Form) and also the “EF” (Extraordinary Form).
Allowed or Forbidden? • Parallel Fourths in Renaissance Polyphony
Article Subtitle: “Brave schola director posts live recording from rehearsal.”
Father Cristóbal de Morales • “Missa Mille Regretz”
Some believe Stevenson was the greatest musicologist of all time, but I believe he made an error here.
PDF Download • Spanish Cathedral Music (1961)
“On Holy Saturday in 1545, while the pope and several cardinals were present, two of the oldest choir members flew at each other during the blessing of the new oils…”
Cristóbal de Morales Missa “Ut Re Mi Fa Sol La.”
You’ll want to immediately download these scores, videos, and Mp3 files!