Palm Sunday Extraordinary Form

Jeff Ostrowski · March 29, 2021

PDF Download • “Hymn to Christ the King” (SATB)

Also included: Five (5) rare rhyming renderings into English.

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Jeff Ostrowski · March 29, 2015

Palm Sunday Outline • Extraordinary Form

During the procession, all or some of the following selections may be sung…

Jeff Ostrowski · March 29, 2015

Musical Resources • Palm Sunday (1962)

There are two ways to distribute palm branches in the Extraordinary Form.

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