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Medieval Manuscripts

Corpus Christi Watershed · December 25, 2021

“Merry Christmas!” • From Our Family To Yours

Dear readers, thank you for everything!

Jeff Ostrowski · May 12, 2021

Being Too Hard On Priests?

…including a fancy capital “A” from a medieval manuscript.

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Jeff Ostrowski · April 4, 2021

(Hymn) • “Jesus Christ Is Risen Today”

…including rehearsal videos for each individual voice.

Jeff Ostrowski · March 19, 2021

Saint Joseph + Baby Jesus In A Walker

This luscious manuscript was created about A.D. 1453 for a French Noblewoman.

Jeff Ostrowski · March 4, 2021

Now Online! • “Missale Romanum” (1615 edition)

How ironic that this is being hosted by the Martin Luther University!

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Jeff Ostrowski · August 28, 2020

“Resplendent Beyond Reckoning” • Sherborne Missal (1399AD)

As the Isaac Jogues Missal would do 650 years later, this Missal provides pictures of the priest during the Canon!

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Jeff Ostrowski · January 15, 2020

What Palestrina Did With Kyrie II (“Fons Bonitatis”)

Many erroneously believe the Kyrie was the only thing troped, but that’s not even close to true.

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Jeff Ostrowski · October 10, 2019

Incredible!!! • Ancient Kyriale MSS for Download

Through the centuries, we observe a remarkable stability—in spite of variants, which will always exist.

Jeff Ostrowski · September 20, 2017

PDF Download • “Missal for the Laity” (1846)

Have you noticed liturgical progressives are never happy?

Jeff Ostrowski · July 6, 2015

The Beauty Of Ancient Catholic Manuscripts

Medieval manuscripts were normally created by (at least) two monks: one drew, one wrote.

Jeff Ostrowski · April 6, 2015

Jaw-Dropping Liturgical Manuscripts (7,055 Pages)

Catholics can now *see with their own eyes* the antiquity of our liturgy.

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19 May 2022 • “Trochee Trouble”

I’m still trying to decide how to visually present the “pure” Editio Vaticana scores, using what is (technically) the official rhythm of the Church. You can download my latest attempt, for this coming Sunday. Notice the “trochee trouble” as well as the old issue of neumes before the quilisma.

—Jeff Ostrowski
16 May 2022 • Harmonized Chant?

This year’s upcoming Sacred Music Symposium will demonstrate several ways to sing the CREDO at Mass. This is because—for many parishes—to sing a full-length polyphonic CREDO by Victoria or Palestrina is out of the question. Therefore, we show options that are halfway between plainsong and polyphony. You can hear my choir rehearsing a section that sounds like harmonized plainsong.

—Jeff Ostrowski
14 May 2022 • “Pure” Vatican Edition

As readers know, my choir has been singing from the “pure” Editio Vaticana. That is to say, the official rhythm which—technically—is the only rhythm allowed by the Church. I haven’t figured out how I want the scores to look, so in the meantime we’ve been using temporary scores that look like this. Stay tuned!

—Jeff Ostrowski

Random Quote

Giovanni Doni is known for having changed the name of note “Ut,” renaming it “Do.” He convinced his contemporaries to make the change by arguing that 1) “Do” is easier to pronounce than “Ut,” and 2) “Do” is an abbreviation for “Dominus,” the Latin word for the Lord, Who is the tonic and root of the world. There is much academic speculation that Giovanni Doni also wanted to imprint himself into musical canon in perpetuity because “Do” is also ulteriorly an abbreviation for his family name.

— Giovanni Battista Doni died in 1647AD

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  • PDF Download • “O Salutaris” (Modern Setting)

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