PDF Download • “Freiburg Cathedral Hymnal” (Organ Accompaniment) — 308 Pages!
The most comprehensive German hymnal ever printed? Well, this masterpiece by Monsignor Stemmer is certainly in the top five!
Archives for April 2024
Dr. Chapp Interviews Father Uwe Michael Lang
Posted on 11 April 2024: “Sacred Liturgy in the Thought of Joseph Ratzinger”
“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 […]
PDF Download • Responsorial Psalm for the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B)
“This argument from silence is wildly improbable.” —Father John Parsons (2001)
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.
Summer Ward Method Courses • CUA 2024
Teaching Children the Fundamentals of Music
Exiguous Performing Forces?
Even something simple can be wonderful.
PDF Download • “Spanish Responsorial Psalm” (19th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B)
A lovely offering by the “Chaumonot Composers Group.”
Confusion About This Responsorial Psalm
A serious typo in the Responsorial Psalm for the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B.
Jeff Ostrowski To Leave Los Angeles!
I believe Catholics have a right to attend Mass without being aurally assaulted.
“Jesus Christ is Ris’n Today” (Simplified)
I hate hearing organists play wrong notes. I invite you to download this simplified organ accompaniment for hymn #699 in the Saint Jean de Brébeuf Hymnal. The hymn is “Jesus Christ Is Risen Today.” I’m toying with the idea of creating a whole bunch of these, to help amateur organists. The last one I uploaded was […]
Aftermath: Never take Holy Week for granted.
There is “fallout” and recovery from Holy Week as a positive result. It is not merely physical but deeply emotional especially, as we struggle spiritually with whatever crosses we bear in life.
“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.
PDF Download • “Jeff’s Most Popular Choral Arrangement For Easter” (By Far)
My volunteer choir sang this arrangement during the offertory on Easter Sunday.