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.”
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Dr Peter Wagner Gregorian
What Exactly Is Dr. Peter Wagner Talking About?
“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.”
PDF Download • “Graduale Romanum” Organ Accompaniments by Dr. Peter Wagner (513 pages)
Dr. Peter Wagner, a famous musicologist, founded the “Gregorian Academy” in Freiburg (Switzerland).
19 Dec. 2022 • “This One Has It All”
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 […]
Who Can Guess This Melody? • (Rorate Mass)
… from the “Roman Gradual” (1912) edited by Max Springer, a famous Gregorianist of the Beuron school.
PDF Download • “Kyriale Accompaniment Book” by Dr. Peter Wagner (138 pages)
… including a deliciously dazzling discovery you won’t want to miss!
PDF Download • Traditional Notation Gradual-Book (692 Pages) on Five Lines!
This book makes it easy for singers who only know Treble Clef.
PDF Download • 1915 “Gregorian Vesperale” … Printed On Five Lines! (651 Pages)
Father Weinmann placed plainsong on five (5) lines, yet still used Gregorian notation—including chord symbols!
PDF Download • Organ Accompaniment for Kyrie VIII (“Missa de Angelis”) by Jeff Ostrowski
I consider this my best organ accompaniment … I hope you like it!
PDF Download • “Salve Regina” (32 Versions)
In this article, I examine the elusive provenance of what some have called “the most popular piece of plainsong.”
“Victimæ Paschali Laudes” • Nineteen (19) Organ Accompaniments
Including a remarkable musical setting by Father Adrian Fortescue (d. 1923).
PDF Booklet • First Sunday of Advent Vespers (Organ Accompaniment) — Draft Copy
It may be an ugly booklet, but it got the job done yesterday.
“Slanty Wampus” Doesn’t Count
From one of my composition teachers…