PDF Download • SATB “Kyrie” for Small Choirs
This SATB setting by Father Francisco Guerrero is brief but magnificent.
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When Dr. Calabrese Addressed Me Personally
Including a ‘live’ recording of the Church’s oldest Latin Eucharistic Hymn, which comes from a 7th-century Irish manuscript.
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Documentation • “In the Olden Days, Was Vernacular Sung During Liturgical Services?”
Including a splendid harmonization of “Holy God, We Praise Thy Name.”
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Organ Accomp. • “Ascension Hymn at Vespers”
The soul-stirring hymn used on ASCENSION THURSDAY at Vespers—and also used on the Sunday which follows the Ascension—was called in the 7th century: “Jesu Nostra Redemptio.” After 1631AD, the title of that hymn was changed to “Salutis Humanae Sator.” The melody assigned by the Vatican Commission on Gregorian Chant is rather mournful (and very difficult […]
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“For The First Time” • Our Choir Sings In Spanish!
That changed last week!
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Hymn for the Ascension
Here is a ‘live’ recording from the Mass on Ascension Thursday (2024): Hymn for the Ascension. I could not be prouder of this parish choir, which consists 100% of volunteers. To learn more about this hymn, please visit #704 in the hymn portal. I have argued that—in addition to CARMEN GREGORIANUM, organ music, and polyphony—hymns […]
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“Praise To The Lord” • Simple Accomp.
A simplified keyboard accompaniment for pianists struggling to be organists.
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“Yes or No?” • Should We Give People the Sacred Music They Ardently Crave?
Some of them became “obsessed” with this SATB arrangement—𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡’𝑠 𝑜𝑘𝑎𝑦!
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A Wonderful Woman Eviscerates The Argument Of An Infamous Liturgical Radical
Diekmann believed all the saints over the last 1,200 years—as well as the fathers of Vatican II—were dead wrong about the liturgy.
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Protected: Don’t Share • “Cantoral del Padre Antonio Daniel”
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MONTH OF MAY • “Reminder”
Each day, I speak via telephone to folks who have supported Corpus Christi Watershed for years. Many of them don’t know about our email newsletter! Please sign up! Simply scroll to the bottom of any blog article and enter your email address. Thank you!
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“The English Mozart” • Who Was That?
Including a hymn suitable for a Catholic wedding (“Nuptial Mass”).
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Anglican Ordinariate: “A Hymn For Saint Joseph”
With a digression on Cardinal Antonelli and the feast of “Saint Joseph the Artisan” (1 May).
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PDF Download • “Ad Regias” Hymn
Upon hearing this special rendition of the ancient Roman Catholic hymn for Eastertide known as “Ad Régias Agni Dapes” several readers requested the score. You may now download the PDF Score (4 pages) completely free of charge. [Rehearsal videos for each individual part are waiting for you at #33013.] For the record, prior to 1632AD […]
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Singing Bach At Mass? • “Yes! Yes! Yes!”
I wouldn’t argue if somebody made the claim that Sebastian Bach was “the most musical person who ever lived.”
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