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Jeff Ostrowski · October 8, 2024

PDF Download • Choral Extension! • (Corresponding to the “Holy, Holy, Holy” of the Missal Chants)

Probably one of the most valuable PDF scores we’ve ever released.

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Veronica Brandt · October 4, 2024

PDF Download • “Vexilla Regis” in 3 or 4 parts, alternating chant & polyphony

A lovely and practical piece with fantastic safety features for any time adoring the Cross of Jesus.

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Dr. Charles Weaver · October 2, 2024

Glancing at Eurydice: Why Read Medieval Theory?

Sometimes the ancients just perfectly capture the essence of some experience that we all share.

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Jeff Ostrowski · October 2, 2024

English Plainchant Revival • “Is It Real?”

Let Busoni’s statement serve as a reminder to Catholic music directors everywhere.

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Jeff Ostrowski · October 1, 2024

PDF Download • “Entrance Chant in English” for the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B)

This coming Sunday—6 October 2024—is the 27th in Ordinary Time.

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Jeff Ostrowski · September 30, 2024

You Forgot About This One!

I’d be interested to see the actual citations for this…

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Jeff Ostrowski · September 28, 2024

Music List • (26th Sund. Ordinary Time)

Readers have expressed interest in looking over the “music list” I have prepared for this coming Sunday.

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Jeff Ostrowski · September 27, 2024

PDF Download • “Offertories and Communion Hymns for Unison + Organ” (Carlo Rossini, 1951)

I provide three (3) reasons you’ll want to download this book immediately.

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Corpus Christi Watershed · September 26, 2024

(In Canada) • Today is the “Feast of Saint Isaac Jogues & Companions”

Several stained glass images of Saint Isaac Jogues.

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Richard J. Clark · September 26, 2024

The Boys of Saint Paul’s Choir School to sing Mahler 8 with Boston Symphony Orchestra

The Boys of Saint Paul’s Choir School will sing Mahler’s Symphony No. 8 with the Boston Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Andris Nelsons October 4-6 at Boston Symphony Hall.

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Jeff Ostrowski · September 24, 2024

PDF Download • “Entrance Chant” in English (26th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B)

Sometimes one hears the objection: “But Gregorian Chant was not originally accompanied on the organ…”

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Corpus Christi Watershed · September 24, 2024

Konstantinople Kevin

Permission was granted to share these with the public.

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Jeff Ostrowski · September 23, 2024

Priest Demands Musician’s Resignation • (No Reason Given)

“Our priest was delighted with the program, or so it appeared. During Holy Week he asked me to resign (which I did). He gave no reason and would not even discuss the issue.”

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Richard J. Clark · September 23, 2024

Chants of the Diaconate Ordination

Two absolute favorite chants for Diaconate Ordinations are the Introit, “Dominus secus mare Galilaeae,” and the stunningly tender Communion chant, “Simon Ioannis.”

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Dr. Samuel Backman · September 19, 2024

Is Investment in Sacred Music Really Necessary?

“About a year later, when many Covid restrictions had been lifted, we saw quite an influx of new faces come into our parish…” —Dr. Samuel Backman

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    Oldest Latin Eucharistic Hymn
    The Church’s oldest Latin Eucharistic hymn is featured in the Brébeuf Hymnal. Indeed, the legendary Father Adrian Fortescue made a translation of it—matching the original’s meter—which was elevated by the Brébeuf team. For years, we’ve been working on a Spanish hymnal: “Cantoral del Padre Antonio Daniel.” The progress has been slow but steady, and we encourage anyone fluent in Spanish to consider joining the proofreading team. A few days ago, my wife helped me record a rehearsal video for this Spanish version of the Church’s oldest Latin Eucharistic hymn.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Rare Plainsong Accompaniments
    Our contributor, Veronica Brandt, went deep into Australia to take photographs of organ accompaniments for Gregorian Chant. Some consider these peculiar PLAINSONG ACCOMPANIMENTS—with 3-part harmonies by Barcelona Cathedral organist, Father Josep Muset i Ferrer—to be the rarest in the world. Click here to learn more. Thanks Veronica! 😊
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    “Hidden Chant” • For the Ordinary Form

    Not even the magnificent “GregoBase”—which is incredibly comprehensive—realizes music for this antiphon was published by the Vatican in the 1930s.

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    —Jeff Ostrowski

Quick Thoughts

    Time and Again We Are Asked…
    John Baptist Singenberger (d. 1924) was a central figure of Catholic Church music. In this utterly fascinating excerpt (Single-Page PDF), Singenberger writes: Time and again we are asked: “Is the Gregorian chant to be accompanied by the organ?” As a young student in Saint Gall, Singenberger befriended SEBASTIAN GEBHARD MESSMER, the future Archbishop of Milwaukee (Wisconsin). The two graduated together in 1861. The school they attended (Saint George’s Seminary) was a “seminary”—but in the older European sense. In other words, it provided a classical education without necessarily leading to ordination. Singenberger remained a layman his whole life, but Messmer was eventually made archbishop—by Pope Saint Pius X—of the very archdiocese in Wisconsin where Singenberger would spend his American career, giving him a powerful ecclesiastical ally.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    “Reminder” — Month of June (2026)
    On a daily basis, I speak to people who don’t realize we publish a free newsletter (although they’ve followed our blog for years). Since we were founded in 2006, not one of our board members has ever accepted any remuneration whatsoever—not a penny. We have no endowment, no major donors, no savings, and refuse to run annoying ads. As a result, our mailing list is crucial to our survival. It couldn’t be easier to subscribe! Just scroll to the bottom of any blog article and enter your email address.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    “Thee” + “Thou” + “Thine”
    Few musicians realize that various English translations of Sacred Scripture were granted formal approval by the USCCB and the Vatican for liturgical use in the United States of America. But don’t take my word for it! Here are four documents proving this, which you can examine with your own eyes. Some believe the words “Thine” and “Thou” and “Thee” were forbidden after Vatican II—but that’s incorrect. For example, they’re found in the English translation of the ‘Our Father’ at Mass. Moreover, the Revised Standard Version (Catholic Edition) mentioned in those four documents employs “Thine” and “Thou” and “Thee.” It was published with a FOREWORD by Westminster’s Roman Catholic Archbishop (John Cardinal Heenan).
    —Jeff Ostrowski

Random Quote

The local church should be conscious that church worship is not really the same as what we sing in a bar, or what we sing in a convention for youth.

— Francis Cardinal Arinze (2005)

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