“Gregorian Chant Isn’t a Platform for Your Personal Theories, Jeff” • (A Letter We Received)
“My desire, Leroy, is to answer your question in a rigorously straightforward way.” —Jeff Ostrowski
Gregorian Rhythm Wars
Gregorian Chant • The “Correct” Way of Singing ?
Now I will explain what that means.
PDF Chart • “Plainsong Rhythm”
Whence this lack of curiosity?
“Ad Te Levavi” • Variant
This particular variant hints at “tone painting.”
How Does The Vatican “Rhythm” Actually Sound?
With an excerpt from the feast of the Baptism of the Lord.
PDF Download • “Marian Antiphon Booklet” (4 pages) + Five Rhythmic Considerations
This 4-page ‘insert’ contains the seasonal Marian antiphons and various settings of the “Kýrie” my parish will be learning.
How do you pronounce this word in Latin?
Including a comparison chart (PDF) which many readers will appreciate.
“Dom Jausions had a skilled hand. His transcriptions are masterpieces of neatness & precision.”
A few days ago, Dominique Gatté released something quite extraordinary.
Nobody Cares About This! • 1887 Rheims-Cambrai Gradual included “Restored” Plainsong
I’d be interested to know what Dr. Weaver thinks about how the mode is given.
“Basic Catechism of Gregorian Chant” • Fifteen Questions Answered
“Kids, you’re only on this floating rock for a very short time.”
PDF Download • “Gloria III” Organ Accompaniment
This is surely one of music history’s great ironies!
“My Song Is Love Unknown” • Jeff Attempts to Sing All Parts … Including the Female Voices!
Few Catholics seem to realize it was Pope Pius XII who suppressed Tenebrae, a ceremony deeply loved by the faithful for centuries.
PDF Download • Intensely Rare 1898 “Roman Gradual” — (Released for the First Time in History)
I carefully scanned all 642 pages in (color) high resolution.
My Recent Conversation • “Chant Rhythm”
This past week, I appeared on the Nikhil Hogan show to talk about Gregorian rhythm and the Vatican edition.
PDF Download • Extremely Rare! —Solesmes “Graduale” acc. to the Official Rhythm (1,049 pages)
Doesn’t it stand to reason that we should sing from this edition in the manner its creators intended?