Jeff Writes A Song About Dr. Weaver And Himself
This article—a “mini-dissertation” on syllabic plainsong—writes songs using the names of various CCW authors.
“If we do not love those whom we see, how can we love God, Whom we do not see?” Bishop Fulton J. Sheen
This article—a “mini-dissertation” on syllabic plainsong—writes songs using the names of various CCW authors.
Is it fair to forever bind Dom Guéranger to what he wrote about “barbarous archaisms” in 1855?
He screamed into the telephone: “There’s no such thing as Gregorian Chant!”
“Gentlemen: Nobody is going to follow the archaic and quack ideas on Chant you are trying to propagate.” Mr. John Sandar
The truth is stranger than fiction.
In addition to this rare book by Max Springer (870 pages), I release the draft copy of a new Gregorian project (157 pages).
This book makes it easy for singers who only know Treble Clef.
Including three (3) professionally-scanned versions of the Kyriale, released here for the 1st time!
A look at Dom Pothier’s performance instructions for a communion antiphon reveals a great deal of complexity in this pre-Mocquereau interpretive approach.
“The Vatican Edition … contains absolutely all that is needed for the exact rendition of the liturgical chant.” —Sacred Congregation of Rites (1911)
For this coming Sunday (Passion Sunday), there’s only one “MMV” singers must observe—and I placed a little arrow above it.
The early history of Solesmes plainchant research provides a historical parallel for responding to current Vatican liturgical rules.
Vatican II said: “Pastors must see to it that Vespers is celebrated in parishes on Sundays and the more solemn feasts” (SC §100).
If you look at the 1961 Solesmes Gradual for the 11th Sunday after Pentecost, you will see that somebody in the 1960s was trying to figure out the “melismatic moræ vocis” (a.k.a. “Vaticana white notes”) which we have spoken of so frequently on this blog.
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* Thirteen Men & Coins (Holy Thursday Appeal)
Traditionally on Holy Thursday, the priest washed the feet of thirteen men. Theologians held various opinions regarding whom the “13th man” represented. Before the liturgical changes of Pope Pius XII (which changed the number from thirteen to twelve), the priest washed each man’s feet, kissed his foot, and gave him a coin.
This “coin” business seems providential—inasmuch as our appeal begins on Holy Thursday this year.
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