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PDF Download • “Veni Creator Spiritus” Organ Accompaniment (Each Verse Notated)
Accompaniment to the hymn “Veni Creator Spiritus” with all the verses written out (composed by Jeff Ostrowski).
PDF Download (2,092 pages) • “Liturgical Notes on the Roman Missal” by Archbishop Schuster
Blessed Alfredo Ildefonso Cardinal Schuster was a Benedictine monk who became the Archbishop of Milan.
Year of the Eucharist • Solemn Vespers with Exposition and Benediction
Solemn Vespers with Exposition and Benediction during the “Year of the Eucharist”
Vexing? Irksome? • Thoughts On Hymnal Indexes
Most people comb desperately through the final pages, seeking the correct section…
Allowed or Forbidden? • Parallel Fourths in Renaissance Polyphony
Article Subtitle: “Brave schola director posts live recording from rehearsal.”
That Little Tabernacle Light
Many of the faithful here have not partaken of the Eucharist for many, many months.
Survey Results: Music at the TLM Doesn’t Matter?
In a recent survey, only 3% of young adults said it was music that drew them to the Latin Mass. Find out why that’s great news for church musicians.
“Gonfalon Royal” • One Of My Favorite Hymn Tunes
To my fellow church musicians: may we all carry our banners bravely forward…
“Stella Caeli Exstirpavit” • Gregorian Chant During Times Of Pestilence
I would give anything to know how these girls created this recording—because it’s free rhythm!
8,000 entries • “Snippets Index” for New Hymnal
(Be patient while it loads) —Easy to use, fully complete; what more could you ask?
Goal Met • Why We’re Grateful To Our Readers
The pop-up has been taken down…plus, a small gift to our readers!
Ubi Caritas Goes Viral: My Thoughts
Have you seen the viral video of four men singing Ubi Caritas in a stairwell? Here are some thoughts on this phenomenon.
PDF Download • “Holy Week and Easter with Gregorian Chant” (797 pages)
Supremely rare Belgian book with Gregorian Chant!
“Pope Pius XII Psalter” • How different was it?
If this had caught on, every chant book—along with every psalm setting of Palestrina, Victoria, Morales, Guerrero, etc.—would have become “garbage” overnight.
