English Adaptation of the GR Offertorio, 2nd Sunday of Lent
Here's another one (from my hotel room in Cadiz, but that's another story ...). The salient points are:- I've used the translation from the Welsh & English Processional, providing my own pointing...
View ArticleExsultet in English in modern stemless notation on letter-size paper
I've received a number of requests from CMAA folk for this, so I am posting it here. I didn't take the time to make it prettier because this is the last year we can use it.
View ArticleSeven Plainsong Antiphons for the Holy Thursday Washing of Feet (English)
Here is a foldable letterhalf PDF of seven English-language plainsong antiphons for the optional Holy Thursday ceremony of the Washing of Feet, which takes place after the homily and before the Prayer...
View ArticleEasy traditional metrical hymns for holy week (Byzantine Lamentations prosomia)
I have an unorthodox approach for orthodox music.These hymns are rather easy and might be a good try to use in a mainstream latin church, especially where any semblance of tradition is somewhat...
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Understanding Weber's Psalm Setting
Hey all,I feel like this is a stupid question but my brain has apparently gone AWOL. I'm looking at Psalm V for Easter Vigil, setting by Fr. Weber, and I can't figure out how the pointed verses are...
View ArticleMore ICEL music
Perhaps I missed a discussion or announcement—perhaps they were there the whole time—, but I just noticed that Music for the Roman Missal on the I.C.E.L. website now has more than just the Ordinary. A...
View ArticlePassion Parts for Palm Sunday
Has anyone yet split this Sunday's gospel (the Passion) into the three parts, for ease of reading? I was about to do it, but I just want to check. If you have it, please let me know. I need the long...
View ArticleOost Zinner Psalms
I've transcribed Arlene Oost-Zinner's psalm collection into GABC, and they are posted below, if anyone one wants them. The PDFs are 6x9, but with the GABC, you can make them any size you wish. Thanks...
View ArticleNew Settings of the Responsorial Psalms
Jeff Ostrowski has kindly been posting my new settings of the Responsorial Psalms on the Chabanel site, adding them to the wonderful range of options already available there. As demonstrated in the...
View ArticleWeekday Propers
Other than for weekdays in Ordinary Time, SEP does not include weekday propers (OT weekdays are from the previous Sunday), which of course creates a problem if you want to sing the propers on weekdays....
View ArticleThe Missal Chants: The Real Deal!
I know there are some doubters of the effectiveness of the Missal chants out there, but I can attest first hand that they really are amazingly versatile and easy to pick up. For the octave, I've been...
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Ferial Propers for the Easter Season
Here are my ferial english propers for the Octave of Easter, in the style of Simple English Propers. For those proper texts already contained in SEP, only page citations are included to the book,...
View ArticleOrgan Intro for ICEL "Mem. Acc."
Hi all,Any suggestions for how to "introduce" the Memorial Acclamation responses for the ICEL setting? Right now I'm just pausing on the first note, then going into it, but I realized (during Lent when...
View ArticleVarious alternatives antiphons in the Roman Missal.
I thought I should introduce myself since this is my first post (though not nearly my first time on this forum).Hello, I am Aaron -- Seminarian and Amateur Organist/Composer.I have been looking for the...
View ArticlePentecost Sequence (English set to the authentic chant melody)
For those of you who are trying to introduce the chant into your music program, and Latin is still a stumbling block for your situation, here is a good alternative as it still maintains the English...
View ArticlePentecost Sequence : Koerber's Quick Adaptation to the NOH : NOW IN LOWER KEYS
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View ArticleAnother Sequence question
So, I've been accompanying for some local churches who are very much into the "glory-and-praise-and-worship" type of stuff, and we're doing "the sequence" for this weekend ...O Veni, Sancte Spiritus by...
View ArticleGloria IX: New English Translation
Very easy if you already know the Gregorian melody (it is identical save a couple of neumes). We have been testing/practicing it for a couple of months now and it works well. Going semi-public on the...
View ArticleAmerican Gradual Propers for the remainder of ordinary time not accessible?
Aristotle Esguerra just sent me an e-mail message saying that the unrevised American Gradual propers for the remainder of Ordinary Time this year, which I had posted to this forum a few weeks ago, were...
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