“Response to Dr. Weaver” • 2 April 2024
Catholic musicians must avoid being viewed as “esoteric freaks” who can’t agree on anything and spend their entire lives fighting about things nobody cares about.
Pothier De Caetero 1906
Jeff Ostrowski’s Performance of Plainsong Attacked as “Inartistic”
The special Vigil of Christmas “Alleluia” sung according to the official rhythm of the Catholic Church.
Gregorian Rhythm Wars • “Jeff’s Fourth Response to Patrick” (19 July 2023)
Twenty years ago, I had the opportunity to conduct a week-long interview with Dom Cardine’s former boss.
Gregorian Rhythm Wars • “Charlie’s First Response to Jeff” (13 Nov 2022)
Ostrowski, wishing to avoid fussiness, may justifiably refuse this invitation. But to argue, as he has, that these signs and the prayerful and aesthetic movements they embody are “illicit” is just wildly off the mark.
“Gregorian Chant Rhythm Wars” • Ostrowski Vs. Williams
My colleague, Patrick Williams has agreed to enter into a “colloquy” with me vis-à-vis Gregorian rhythm.
PDF Download • Professionally-Scanned “Graduale Romanum” (Schwann, 1908) • 1,129 pages!
This is the “pure” Vatican Edition—technically the only version of the rhythm allowed by Church documents!
“Chant Rhythm Wars” • Dueling Lectures!
Ostrowski Vs. Weaver: Solesmes Rhythm, Gregorian Semiology, Dom Mocquereau, Dom Pothier, Mensuralism, and more!
“Slanty Wampus” Doesn’t Count
From one of my composition teachers…
“Old Solesmes” Method • What’s That?
I recently conducted an experiment…with surprising results.
Pothier’s 1906 “De Caetero” Letter • 3 Translations
“The Catholic tradition cannot be that of any special school, either ancient or modern…” —Abbot Pothier
“Morae Vocis” acc. to the Vatican Edition
The «Kyriale» contains very few melismatic morae.
Sloppy 1953 Schwann
The “white notes” (as Dr. Joseph Lennards called them) are quite sloppy, which really took me by surprise.
1934 “Antiphonale Monasticum” (Solesmes Abbey) • Free PDF Download!
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