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Jeff Ostrowski’s attempt to harmonize the most well-known of all Gregorian chants.
This article—a “mini-dissertation” on syllabic plainsong—writes songs using the names of various CCW authors.
As late as 1924, Dom Mocquereau mentioned Dom Desrocquettes “whose beautiful and discreet accompaniments I hear every day at Solesmes.”
“These manuscripts had to be sought out in the public or capitular libraries, whose conservators were often hardly supportive of—if not outright hostile to—the reproduction of their treasures.”
Dr. Peter Wagner, a famous musicologist, founded the “Gregorian Academy” in Freiburg (Switzerland).
In case you missed it, this December 10th article about Dr. Peter Wagner, who founded the GREGORIAN ACADEMY at Fribourg (Switzerland), has it all: (1) A rare download [138 pages] of Dr. Wagner’s Kyriale Accompaniment Book; (2) Biographical information about Dr. Wagner; (3) A special surprise you’ll love; (4) Courtesy of Professor Weaver, a translation […]
… from the “Roman Gradual” (1912) edited by Max Springer, a famous Gregorianist of the Beuron school.
… including a deliciously dazzling discovery you won’t want to miss!
This book makes it easy for singers who only know Treble Clef.
Father Weinmann placed plainsong on five (5) lines, yet still used Gregorian notation—including chord symbols!
I consider this my best organ accompaniment … I hope you like it!
In this article, I examine the elusive provenance of what some have called “the most popular piece of plainsong.”
Including a remarkable musical setting by Father Adrian Fortescue (d. 1923).
It may be an ugly booklet, but it got the job done yesterday.
From one of my composition teachers…
