Stomping Feet, Clattering Hooves, and Other Chant-Related Matters
Did you know that St. Augustine described the sound of one hand clapping?
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Gregorian Rhythm Wars • “Jeff’s Fourth Response to Patrick” (19 July 2023)
Twenty years ago, I had the opportunity to conduct a week-long interview with Dom Cardine’s former boss.
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Corrinne May on EWTN (July 2023)
Platinum singer-songwriter Corrinne May, our contributor, recently appeared on EWTN.
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Rude Priests, Rude Deacons, Rude Ushers, Rude Parishioners, Rude Choristers, Etc.
Unless I’m mistaken, this charming piece can be played on organ manuals alone.
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Finding Realistic Inspiration for Organ Improvisation
Here’s where to find improvisation recordings you can actually emulate.
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Gregorian Rhythm Wars • “Weaver Responds to Williams”
“Nothing so arouses the soul, gives it wing, sets it free from the earth, releases it from the prison of the body, teaches it to love wisdom, and to condemn all the things of this life, as concordant melody and sacred song composed in rhythm.” —St. John Chrysostom
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PDF Download • 3-Voice “Agnus Dei” + Suggestions to Improve Music at Ordinary Form Masses
Should music at the Ordinary Form be identical to music at the Extraordinary Form?
In Praise of Adaptability
A proposal: if we are going to study something as important and mysterious as Gregorian chant, we ought to be able to perform it convincingly in several different ways.
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EWTN Broadcast • Sacred Music by MacMillan + Eight Emerging Composers
This coming Saturday (8 July) at 7:00pm, EWTN will be broadcasting …
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William Byrd: Quatercentenary of Death
“And yet I may live and die a true and perfect member of his holy Catholic Church without which I believe there is no salvation for me.” —William Byrd
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“A Patriotic Hymnal” • (Not Kidding!)
“Hymns for the Use of the Catholic Church in America” was published in Baltimore more than 200 years ago.
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The Golden Rule and Mocquereau’s Method
Dom Mocquereau’s editions are a compromise between tradition and paleography. This explains his sometimes surprising semiological conclusions.
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“Six Suggestions” • Working with Volunteer Choirs
One priest on this committee said something I’ll never forget…
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Some Thoughts on Gregorian Modal Ethos
You should memorize this list.
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“The Use of Plainsong in Heretical Worship” • (Letter by Dom Gregory Murray)
“Unless Catholic musicians (especially priests) are careful, they may easily encourage non-Catholics in the belief that the differences between Catholics and non-Catholics are of minor importance.” —Dom Murray
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