“Lauda Sion” (Sequence) • Too Lengthy, Or Not?
At the end of the American Civil War, nearly 33% of all currency in circulation was counterfeit.
“If we do not love those whom we see, how can we love God, Whom we do not see?” Bishop Fulton J. Sheen
At the end of the American Civil War, nearly 33% of all currency in circulation was counterfeit.
A simplified keyboard accompaniment for pianists struggling to be organists.
How close are Anglicans to Catholics, in terms of their religious practices?
This SATB setting by Father Francisco Guerrero is brief but magnificent.
Including a splendid harmonization of “Holy God, We Praise Thy Name.”
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I wouldn’t argue if somebody made the claim that Sebastian Bach was “the most musical person who ever lived.”
According to Monsignor Franz Stemmer, the famous hymn “Praise to the Lord” originally came from the 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘎𝘦𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘣𝘶𝘤𝘩 (1665).
Rachmaninoff never forgave Prokofiev for this, as anyone with a melancholic temperament will understand.
Being hired as organist or choirmaster for Catholic weddings can be stressful.
We must never let criticism by ‘haters’ bother us. We must strive to block them from our minds.
The most comprehensive German hymnal ever printed? Well, this masterpiece by Monsignor Stemmer is certainly in the top five!
In the past, I’ve mentioned how I can’t stand hearing wrong notes. I was playing LLANFAIR the other day, and I was hitting wrong notes. Earlier today, I created a simplified version which you can download for free. This famous tune (“LLANFAIR”) is often used on the feast of the Ascension, with “Hail the Day […]
“This argument from silence is wildly improbable.” —Father John Parsons (2001)
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