“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!
Articles
Will I Be Meeting You in Late June?
Re: CMAA “In-Person” Events for 2024—Don’t Miss Out!
J. R. R. Tolkien and Guéranger : Antiquarianism is Protestantism! Was Pius X an Antiquarianist?
The Church is a living body, that has grown from a seed to a full grown tree. It can never return to the seed.
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.
Time for Another RESUCITÓ, Canta Con Júbilo
Perhaps it is time to have another “Resucitó” for our Spanish-speaking Catholics…
Es tiempo para otro RESUCITÓ, Canta Con Júbilo
Quizá podemos tener más de un “Resucitó”. Compartimos una canción pascual con un refrán hermoso y versos como este: “Brille tu lámpara, brille con fuerza tu llama / Cesen tus lágrimas al contemplar su mirada.” ¡No se la pierdan!
A Couple of Recent Podcast Appearances
I’ve participated in some recent conversations about chant that might be of interest to our readers.
“The English Mozart” • Who Was That?
Including a hymn suitable for a Catholic wedding (“Nuptial Mass”).
Anglican Ordinariate: “A Hymn For Saint Joseph”
With a digression on Cardinal Antonelli and the feast of “Saint Joseph the Artisan” (1 May).
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.”
A Note to Piano Teachers of Beginning Students
“What follows are a few tricks that have greatly aided students with me from a young age…” —Dr. Tappan
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).
“Reader Feedback” • 29 April 2024
“No musician in our parish (and probably our archdiocese) is paid, despite the many hours we put in.” —Charlotte M.
Update (25 April) • “Forthcoming Spanish Hymnal”
“When our people have the courage to break resolutely with a bad tradition, there are unworked mines of religious poetry in the old hymns that we can use in translations.” —Father Adrian Fortescue
Three Easter Hymns Sung Three Different Ways!
There was deep division in Chicago between those who cheered for the Cubs and those who cheered for the White Sox.