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Views from the Choir Loft

Articles

Jeff Ostrowski · September 14, 2023

Traditional Latin Mass with Vernacular (!) Ordinary at High Mass in the 1600s

I will let you in on a secret!

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Dr. Charles Weaver · September 13, 2023

A Concert in Honor of William Byrd

The better the voice is, the meeter it is to honour and serve God therewith: and the voice of man is chiefly to be employed to that end.

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Jeff Ostrowski · September 13, 2023

Eucharistic Hymn by the Archbishop of Canterbury

Using a favorite melody of Dr. Theodore Marier.

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William J. Fritz · September 13, 2023

“Ever Ancient, Ever New” • Sacred Concert in North Florida

“It is even more encouraging when a concert with 𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑙𝑦 𝑎𝑢𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑐 Catholic music is done.” —Mæstro Fritz

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Jeff Ostrowski · September 12, 2023

“Can No One Defend This?” • Why Everyone Should Sing From the Official Edition

I can never go back!

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Jeff Ostrowski · September 11, 2023

Jeff Ostrowski’s Discovery • (Does Anyone Care?)

Feel free to examine every single page if you doubt what I’m saying!

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Cynthia Ostrowski · September 11, 2023

Can a Lens Make a Difference?

My husband tells me this edition (by Dom Pothier’s student) is of monumental importance. I take him at his word.

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Dr. Lucas Tappan · September 9, 2023

Lack Choir Boys? • A Foolproof Way to Get Them!

What happened to this masculine presence in all things musical in the United States?

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Dr. Alfred Calabrese · September 7, 2023

Dr. Alfred Calabrese on William Byrd’s “Sanctus” • (Mass for Five Voices)

“The Byrd Masses were printed without title pages, and with no reference to a composer. It was too dangerous to do so.” —Dr. Calabrese

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Jeff Ostrowski · September 6, 2023

Natalia’s Message • “Explaining The Two Sections!”

If you asked random Catholics to recite in English—without reference to a book—a stanza from the “Tantum Ergo” of Saint Thomas Aquinas, how many do you think could?

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Jeff Ostrowski · September 5, 2023

Does It Make Sense to Alphabetize Hymnals?

Perhaps you’re saying to yourself: “Jeff comes across as super ungrateful.”

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Matthew Frederes · September 4, 2023

Revealed! • Father Enemond Massé Manuscripts of Sacred Gregorian Chant

Please enjoy this new addition to the website which provides a useful list of manuscripts discussed on this blog, for easy access to the same sources used by the contributors!

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Jeff Ostrowski · September 4, 2023

When Others Say You’re “Dumb”

I could give a zillion more examples of my disability.

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Jeff Ostrowski · September 2, 2023

Are You A Professional? • (Am I One?)

Including a Eucharistic Hymn (#142) every Catholic should know!

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Guest Author · September 1, 2023

Gregorian Rhythm Wars • “The Counter Tradition”

Guest submission (1 September 2023) by Alasdair Codona of Glasgow, Scotland.

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President’s Corner

    Proportionalist Plainchant • (Documented)
    On this website, we believe: “If we don’t know where we came from, we can’t know where we’re going.” As a result, we often spend hours scanning old books of GREGORIAN CHANT (and organ accompaniments). We don’t claim those items are useful or desirable for today’s circumstances; the goal is understanding where we came from. Here is a fascinating musical score from the 19th century. At that time, it was believed that MENSURALISM (a.k.a. “proportionalism”) was the historically correct way to sing plainsong.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Garnier Alleluias • “Have They Moved?”

    We received an email asking whether the “Garnier Gospel Acclamations website” has…

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    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Absolutely ‘Perfect’ Voice-Leading?

    This brief passage seems (in my humble opinion) to be a delightful specimen.

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    —Jeff Ostrowski

Quick Thoughts

    “Predictable Rhymes?” • A Follow Up
    We received considerable correspondence regarding my article, Two Ways to Defile a Hymn. More specifically, what really raised certain people’s hackles was its follow-up article dealing with the keyboard accompaniment for the CHRIST THE KING HYMNAL. But to quote Eliza Doolittle: “Have I said anything I oughtn’t?” Please examine this PDF file and see whether you agree. Were the editors of the BRÉBEUF HYMNAL incorrect to insist upon sophisticated and clever rhymes, rather than mind-numbingly predictable rhymes?
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    ‘Ould’ But Not Good
    Dom Samuel Gregory Ould (note the spelling) was a Benedictine monk at FORT AUGUSTUS ABBEY in Scotland. As musician, organist, and composer, Dom Ould was highly regarded. Moreover, he was considered an authority on Gregorian Chant. But not everything found in an old book—or, in this case, an “Ould” book—is necessarily praiseworthy. Consider this page from Dom Ould’s hymnal. Do you see the rhymes? They offend severely by ABR (“Abuse By Reuse”) and are utterly predictable. In my recent article—Two Ways to Defile a Hymn—I addressed this topic.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    “Reader Feedback” • 22 June 2026
    A reader wrote to us from Virginia: “I really appreciate the 23 harmonizations that you posted on CORPUS CHRISTI WATERSHED for the Daily, Daily, Sing to Mary hymn. I hope to find willing voices in our small Schola Cantorum to try the three-voice version. Carry on, sir! You’re doing the Lord’s work.” While we don’t know this gentleman personally, we note that he earned a Ph.D. (which demonstrates that our blog has something for everybody). 😊
    —Corpus Christi Watershed

Random Quote

“Unfortunately there are few organists or singers nowadays whose knowledge of Latin is sufficient to enable them to follow easily the meaning of the liturgical texts.”

— Monsignor Charles E. Spence (18 Dec. 1952)

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