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Jeff Ostrowski · July 14, 2021

Vinzenz Goller Orgelbuch (1952) — Mit Max Springer

VINZENZ GOLLER ORGELBUCH (1952) — MIT MAX SPRINGER 106. Alleluja laßt uns singen  p. 110 22. Alles meinem Gott zu Ehren  p. 22 40. Allmächtiger, vor dir im Staube  p. 43 24. Anbetung, Dank und Ehre  p. 25 265. Auf zum Schwur  p. 265 51. Aus der Tiefe rufen wir zu dir  p. 115 8. Aus des Elends tiefstem Grund  p. 16 […]

Jeff Ostrowski · July 14, 2021

1929 “Breslau Church Musicians” • Silesia-Prussia-Poland (Beuron Plainsong Practice Harmonies)

1929 ORGELBUCH (BRESLAU) — INHALTSVERZEICHNIS 1. Beim frühen Morgenlicht p. 3 2. Alles meinem Gott zu Ehren p. 3 3. In dieser Nacht p. 4 4. Was führt den Pilger p. 4 5. O Herr Jesus, gib p. 5 6. In Gott des Vaters p. 5 7. Komm, o komm, du Geist des Lebens p. 5 8. Komm, Schöpfer-Geist p. 6 9. Wasch mich, o Jesus p. 6 10. Ich sah, wie aus […]

Corpus Christi Watershed · July 14, 2021

1950 Hymn Book Accompaniment (Archdiocese of Munich and Freising)

1950 MUNICH & FREISING ORGELBUCH HEILIGES OPFER — Meßgesänge — The Holy Sacrifice — Mass Chants I. Reihe (im Gebetsteil) — First Set (in the prayer section) 1. Eingang: Zu dir, o Gott, erheben wir (E)  p. 7 2. Gloria: Gott in der Höh sei Preis und Ehr (E)  p. 8 3. Opferbereitung: Du hast, o Herr, […]

Corpus Christi Watershed · July 13, 2021

1952 BERLIN Józef Kromolicki (Musica Sacra editor) studied with Haberl WITH Msgr. Dr. Karl Forster

ORGELBEGLEITUNG zum Gesangbuch für das Bistum Berlin Bischöfliches Ordinariat Berlin, 1952 · Msgr. Dr. Karl Forster · Dr. Joseph Kromolicki · Wilhelm Bäumer · Nos. 1–264 First-stanza text transcribed from the scan; where the book prints only later-stanza incipits it gives a stanza count (e.g. “6 Str.”), reproduced here. Nos. 1–4a are the liturgical Latin […]

Jeff Ostrowski · July 12, 2021

1952 (Augsburg Diocese) LAUDATE by Karl Lampart Bavarian Organist (d 1974)

ORGELBUCH ZUM LAUDATE Augsburg Diocese, 1952 · Karl Lampart (d. 1974) · Nos. 1–212 PART I — Hymns 1–112 Der Tag des Christen — Morgenlieder 1. Alles meinem Gott zu Ehren W: Herolds Choralmelodien 1808 · T: 1. Str. Duderstadt 1724 ff., Düsseldorf 1759 1. Alles meinem Gott zu Ehren, in der Arbeit, in der […]

Richard J. Clark · July 9, 2021

Four Eucharistic Motets for the Year of the Eucharist

Forced abstinence from the Eucharist in 2020 heightened for many the appreciation of the sacraments that one can take for granted.

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Jeff Ostrowski · July 7, 2021

[Live Rec.] • “Do You Know This Eucharistic Hymn?”

Including seven (7) examples of musical diversity.

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Jeff Ostrowski · July 4, 2021

We Urgently Require Funds! • Can You Give $5.00 Per Month?

An urgent letter from the president … please read this!

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Jeff Ostrowski · July 3, 2021

PDF Download • “Polyphonic Creed Extension” (Perfect Canon Between Soprano & Alto)

This fabulous technique is common in Germanic countries…

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Dr. Lucas Tappan · July 3, 2021

A “Must Read” for Choir School Enthusiasts

I also feel this is the reason that many church musicians in England don’t matriculate into doctoral programs—their choir schools imparted more than a doctoral program could ever give.

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Jeff Ostrowski · July 2, 2021

Free Online Movie! • “Scarlet and the Black” (1983)

Telling the true story of Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty, a Catholic priest who saved thousands of lives during WW2.

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Jeff Ostrowski · June 29, 2021

“Talk Is Cheap” • Advice For Music Directors

If you fail to carefully plan your rehearsal, you’ll be eaten alive. And rightfully so!

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Keven Smith · June 28, 2021

Organ Improvisation: To Record, or Not to Record?

If you missed it, you can hear my iPhone recording on YouTube. But will it be quite the same?

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Jeff Ostrowski · June 25, 2021

PDF Download • Pentecost Sequence In English! — Gregorian Notation w/ Organ Accompaniment

Does plainsong work in English? It actually can!

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Jeff Ostrowski · June 22, 2021

PDF Download • Colossally Stupendous “Missal for the Faithful” — 1,142 pages

This is a large file (172 MB), but trust me! You will love it.

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    PDF Download • “Singers’ Booklet”

    The Communion antiphon this week is the powerful “Parable of the Ten Bridesmaids.”

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    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Feast of All Saints (Nov. 1st)

    The formatting of this booklet is ‘messy’—but it’s only ever seen by the singers (not the congregation).

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    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Twenty-Two (22) English Translations
    We gathered every English translation of “Creátor Alme Síderum” ever made by Catholic poets, priests, bishops, cardinals, and saints (22 in all). Click this link to see them displayed, placed directly alongside the original Latin. Some are strikingly beautiful (e.g. “Great Maker of the glitt’ring stars”) and together they trace the hymn back to the ancient “Cónditor Alme Síderum,” which POPE URBAN VIII reworked in 1632AD.
    —Jeff Ostrowski

Quick Thoughts

    Preface of Saint Joseph (added by the pope)

    You can see the “Præfatio de Sancto Joseph” inserted directly into the priest’s missal.

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    —Jeff Ostrowski
    “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

Random Quote

“These French offices represent a new case of the old tendency towards local modification—which the Council of Trent had meant to repress. They are commonly attributed to Gallican ideas and are supposed to be not free from Jansenist venom. Some of these local French uses survived almost to our own time. They were supplanted by the Roman books in the 19th century, chiefly by the exertions of Dom Prosper Guéranger (d. 1875).”

— Dr. Adrian Fortescue (d. 1923)

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