Six (6) Pernicious Hymn Pairings
The current situation is heartbreaking.
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Common Hymn Melodies
Should Chant Be Accompanied On The Organ?
As late as 1924, Dom Mocquereau mentioned Dom Desrocquettes “whose beautiful and discreet accompaniments I hear every day at Solesmes.”
Three (3) Tricks Every Choir Director Should Learn
Conscientious choirmasters know it’s crucial to get “as much bang for your buck” as possible.
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Choirmasters • “How To Avoid Getting Fired”
Anyone who’s ever stood in front of a choir knows the choirmaster’s vocation is not an easy one.
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PDF Download • “Advent Eucharistic Hymn”
I don’t know a more powerful exposition on the Holy Eucharist than this striking hymn by Archbishop Pecham!
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“Common” Hymn Tunes? • Another Example
The first text is for the “pre-Lent” season…
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Seven Solutions • “Getting Catholics Singing Again”
At the conservatory, we’re surrounded by hundreds of professional musicians; but stepping into a Catholic parish the situation is quite different.
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Two Hymns Loved By Everyone … Except Purists!
Fulton J. Sheen: “In those days there were no scandal columns, but there were scandalmongers.”
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Brave Schola Director Posts Live Recording
This is a beautiful melody worth learning, worth singing, and worthy of the temple.
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Church Musicians: The Revolution Starts Today!
Do what’s right, say your prayers, offer each day to Jesus Christ, and hold your head high!
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Hymn For The Transfiguration (6 August) • “Recorded During Choir Rehearsal”
An English translation by Robert Campbell of Skerrington (d. 1868), who was a convert to the Catholic Faith.
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“Talking To Dead Composers” • Part 2
Including a live recording (without organ) of “Alleluia, Sing To Jesus” by a volunteer choir.
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It Finally Happened.
Father Valentine used to say: “The cemeteries are full of people who thought they were indispensable.”
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PDF Download • “What Makes A Good Hymn?”
Dr. Terry says: “The melody must be clearly defined, free from triviality and trite clichés, avoiding harmonies that are sugary or sensuous.”
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The Day Music Theory Failed Me
Readers already know I believe in the value of Music Theory…
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