Pope Saint Paul VI (3 April 1969): “Although the text of the Roman Gradual—at least that which concerns the singing—has not been changed, the Entrance antiphons and Communions antiphons have been revised for Masses without singing.”
This sweet, simple SATB motet provides a contrast to heavier, darker Lenten repertoire. But it’s going out of season soon.
“In nothing are English Catholics so poor as in vernacular hymns. The real badness of most of our popular hymns (endeared, unfortunately, to the people by association) surpasses anything that could otherwise be imagined.” —Father Fortescue
As Americans, we’re “bred from birth” to think of ourselves as little gods who already know everything and require no correction.
The Ward Method is a classical pedagogy designed for pre-K through eighth grade music classes in Catholic schools.
This is probably too late … but there’s always next year!
This little booklet has had a long influence on choirs, but isn’t very widely known. How many of these pieces are you familiar with?
Let there be no mistake about it: Dom Mocquereau (illicitly) added the “salicus” in hundreds of places where the official edition has none.
Sung according to the official rhythm of the Catholic Church.
“If you begin by telling a man that in a word like 𝐷𝑒𝑢𝑠 the first syllable corresponds to the weak beat, the second to the strong beat of a modern bar, the only thing accomplished will be to bewilder him thoroughly.” —Father Bewerunge
The beginnings of a response to mensuralism from the classic Solesmes point of view.
In my own diocese, “The Catholic Academy of Sacred Music” was incorporated for that very purpose last summer.
This volume has been professionally scanned—and you’ll love the results!
Every Gregorian melody is a precious gift, and every time we meet a melody again, we have a chance to consider some new aspect.
Let me explain why this 1961 Spanish Missal is so important.
REPERTORIUM has been awarded a large grant to scan and digitize over 400,000 ancient manuscript images from the Abbey of Saint-Pierre de Solesmes archive.
