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Revealed • “Answer to the Riddle”
Nobody was able to correctly guess this ‘rubrical riddle’—so here’s the answer.
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Colorado Sacred Music Conference • “Journey of the American Parish and Its Future in the New Rite”
Where do we come from and where is the Church going? Clark contends there is much hope.
PDF Download • 35 musical scores for “Lauda Sion Salvatorem” • (Corpus Christi Sequence)
Including many different organ accompaniments!
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Rare! Rare! Rare! • “Australian Hymnal” (Roman Catholic) from 1942 • By Father Percy Jones
These 3-voice Gregorian Chant harmonizations (from Spain and Australia) are certainly among the rarest we’ve ever posted.
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“CCW Subscriptions” • (Update — 31 May 2026)
We recently switched to a ‘subscription model’ for our website.
Re: The “True” Nature of Gregorian Chant
Jeff Ostrowski responds to a reader’s query.
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PDF Download • “Singer’s Booklet: Trinity Sunday”
Three “indispensable items” for a successful parish music program are discussed.
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What Shall Be Our Response?
“What could playing a Bach prelude, or singing a psalm have to do with the world situation?” —Dr. Gregory Hamilton
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Simple and Beautiful • “Pange Lingua Gloriosi”
“Today, I am pleased to share one of my own compositions.” —Dr. Myrna Keough
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Vanishingly Rare! • 1955 “Organ Accompaniment” (Mainz Diocese) — 328 Page PDF
The work that went into creating this book is unfathomable: Hymns, Gregorian Chant, Vespers, Psalmody, and more!
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“Comparison Chart” • 1940 Episcopal Hymnal
Do any readers know their way around the 1940 Episcopal hymnal? Jeff requests a second pair of eyes for this chart.
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21 Organ Accompaniments • Pentecost Sequence (“Veni Sancte Spíritus”) in Latin and English
These twenty-one (21) keyboard accompaniments for the ‘Golden Sequence’ will hopefully have something for everybody!
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“A Noble Sound” • Calling Men Back to Sacred Music
“When men are invited into something noble, challenging, and authentically sacred, they will rise to meet it.”
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The Entrance Chant • “Further Discussion”
Psalm verses don’t just pass the time!
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PDF Download • Accompaniment Edition (183 pages) — “Jesuit Hymnal” (Buffalo, New York)
For the first time in history, we release today the accompaniment edition of Father Hacker’s Hymnal.
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“A New Chapter” • Subscriptions!
A message from the CCW president on 17 May 2026.
7 Suggestions • Singing Gregorian Chant “Correctly”
Dr. Edward Schaefer once said: “I hate the ictus because it’s so confusing. I use white out on each ictus before distributing the music to my singers.”
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Call For Submissions! • ‘Usus Antiquior’ in Contemporary Catholicism (October 2026)
This conference aims to provide a rigorous, interdisciplinary investigation of the tensions between tradition and reform…
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Inspiring Paper from a Graduating High School Senior
Such fantastic scholarship from a young contributor provides hope to our Church.
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Entrance Chant • Before or After Opening Hymn?
I share my thoughts on whether the Introit should come before or after the procession hymn.
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“Unfair Characterization” • (But Good Question)
It’s been a while since we printed any reader feedback.
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“Reminder” — Month of May (2026)
Since a new month has arrived, it’s my pleasure to remind you that…
“Englished” Gregorian Chant • 5 Considerations
This is the closest I’ve come to putting down on paper exactly what I heard in my head.
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“Regina Caeli” • More Than You Wanted To Know
To my knowledge, this is the first online recording of the simple Norbertine “Regina Caeli.”
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Music List • “Corpus Christi” (Year A)
The 28-page Singers’ Booklet is included. Our children’s choir will join us for this Mass.
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PDF Download • “Rubric Challenge”
So far, nobody has guessed correctly. (Challenge posted a few weeks ago.)
Music List • “Trinity Sunday” (Year A)
Readers have expressed interest in examining my “music list” for this coming Sunday.
Music List • “Ascension of the Lord”
Readers have expressed interest in examining my “music list” for this coming Sunday.
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“Thee” + “Thou” + “Thine”
Regarding approval for the “Revised Standard Version (Catholic Edition).”
PDF Download • “For Pentecost Sunday”
There’s a triple ‘allelúja’ and I just love the chord at the end of the 2nd iteration.
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