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Views from the Choir Loft

Simplified Hymn Accompaniment

Jeff Ostrowski · September 12, 2026

Eucharistic Hymn • Skeleton Harmonies (“Simplified”) for Pianists Becoming Organists!

Last time I created a ‘simplified’ keyboard accompaniment it was downloaded more than 1,000 times within 24 hours.

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Jeff Ostrowski · August 11, 2026

(Simplified Keyboard Accompaniment) • “Now Thank We All Our God”

(Part 2) • Should congregational hymnals include SATB parts?

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Jeff Ostrowski · July 19, 2026

SLANE • “Simplified” Keyboard Arr.

Do you know ‘SLANE’ the hymn tune?

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Jeff Ostrowski · April 12, 2026

Simplified Accompaniment (Easter Hymn)

Last time I created a ‘simplified’ keyboard accompaniment it was downloaded more than 1,000 times within 24 hours.

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Jeff Ostrowski · March 19, 2026

PDF Download • Simplified Keyboard Accompaniments for Lenten Hymns

There’s nothing wrong with simplicity—so long as the music itself is inspired, memorable, dignified, and singable.

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Jeff Ostrowski · January 3, 2026

Simplified Accompaniment (Epiphany Hymn)

Simplified keyboard accompaniment for “Bethlehem! Of noblest cities” (Epiphany hymn).

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Jeff Ostrowski · December 26, 2025

PDF • “O Come All Ye Faithful” (Simplified)

Please play through it and let me know what you think.

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Jeff Ostrowski · December 6, 2025

Simplified Accompaniment (Advent Hymn)

Simplified keyboard accompaniment for “Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus” (Advent hymn).

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Jeff Ostrowski · November 15, 2025

“Simplified” Keyboard Accompaniment (PDF)

A simplified keyboard accompaniment for the “O Jesus Christ, Remember” hymn.

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Jeff Ostrowski · January 22, 2025

PDF Download • “Pipe Organ Recessional” (Manuals Only) — George Frederick Handel

I have a confession to make…

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Jeff Ostrowski · July 26, 2024

“Simplified” Accomp. (3,400 downloads)

Saint Georg’s Windsor is often paired with “Songs Of Thankfulness And Praise” by Christopher Wordsworth.

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Jeff Ostrowski · May 28, 2024

“Holy God, We Praise Thy Name” (Simplified)

A simplified keyboard accompaniment for pianists struggling to be organists.

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Jeff Ostrowski · May 10, 2024

“Praise To The Lord” • Simple Accomp.

A simplified keyboard accompaniment for pianists struggling to be organists.

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Jeff Ostrowski · April 29, 2024

PDF Download • Simplified Accompaniment for the famous Hymn: “Praise To The Lord”

According to Monsignor Franz Stemmer, the famous hymn “Praise to the Lord” originally came from the 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘎𝘦𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘣𝘶𝘤𝘩 (1665).

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Jeff Ostrowski · April 10, 2024

“Banish Wrong Notes!” • Hymns Simplified

In the past, I’ve mentioned how I can’t stand hearing wrong notes. I was playing LLANFAIR the other day, and I was hitting wrong notes. Earlier today, I created a simplified version which you can download for free. This famous tune (“LLANFAIR”) is often used on the feast of the Ascension, with “Hail the Day […]

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    Our website welcomes millions of visitors, yet surprisingly few find their way to the actual blog page itself. If you are among them, bookmark it today. Numerous articles and resources await you—but these treasures belong to those who explore each article, not merely its title. The headline is only the doorway; the substance lies within.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Music List • (29th Sund. Ordinary Time)
    Readers have expressed interest in seeing the ORDER OF MUSIC which I created for this coming Sunday, the 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A). If such a thing interests you, feel free to download it as a PDF file. The INTROIT for this Sunday explains why this Sunday is called “Apple Sunday.” As we approach the end of the liturgical year, most of the INTROITS seem to be in Mode III or Mode IV, which are ‘haunting’ tones.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    “Holy, Holy, Holy” transposed lower

    A simple setting based on a work by Canon Jules Vyverman.

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    —Jeff Ostrowski

Quick Thoughts

    PDF • “Singers’ Booklet” (26 Pages)

    This is a ‘messy’ booklet in terms of its formatting, but it’s only ever seen by the singers—not members of the congregation.

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    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Preface of Saint Joseph (added by the pope)

    You can see the “Præfatio de Sancto Joseph” inserted directly into the priest’s missal.

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    —Jeff Ostrowski
    “Predictable Rhymes?” • A Follow Up
    We received considerable correspondence regarding my article, Two Ways to Defile a Hymn. More specifically, what really raised certain people’s hackles was its follow-up article dealing with the keyboard accompaniment for the CHRIST THE KING HYMNAL. But to quote Eliza Doolittle: “Have I said anything I oughtn’t?” Please examine this PDF file and see whether you agree. Were the editors of the BRÉBEUF HYMNAL incorrect to insist upon sophisticated and clever rhymes, rather than mind-numbingly predictable rhymes?
    —Jeff Ostrowski

Random Quote

“In older times we referred to humans as the human race, but according to this foundation we are being classed with the animals on the farm, the cow, the horse, the mule […] According to this foundation, I have no right to be born, for I am the youngest of 16 children, and God bless my mother for every one of them!”

— Archbishop Schrembs (d. 1945) vs. a foundation promoting artificial contraception

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