Roborgelmeister

A rather complete list of organ literature based on the Marian Antiphons is found in this document:

A Survey and Critique of Marian Antiphons in Organ Literature.

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From the SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER, 1954 issue of CAECILIA.

Clearly, the Gregorian Psalm Tone, Mode IV, was a favorite! A very brief biography of Paul Cross is found the the Passionist Order…

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Henri Carol has a setting of Salve Regina, although I'm uncertain what melody he is referencing! Page 122.

https://s9.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/5/52/IMSLP602915-PMLP969875-Pi%…

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Marcel DUPRÉ, Eight Short Preludes on Gregorian Themes for Organ. Op. 45.
IMSLP, directed to...
https://petruccimusiclibrary.ca/files/imglnks/caimg/d/d0/IMSLP807920-PMLP1273564-Dupr%C3…

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This appeared in the May - June 1956 issue of The Caecilia.
"ST. PATRICK'S BREASTPLATE, adapted to the Chant melody Virgo Dei Genitrix, by Paul Cross. Acc. by Anthony Cirella. Cat. N…

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Stabat Mater during Communion on Good Friday.There are a multitude of settings, in every degree of difficulty, and easily available in Latin or English, as your circumstances dictate.

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On February 21st, the St Clement's Music Department will be offering a concert featuring the music of John Kriebel, former organmaster of St Clement's Episcopal from 2015 to 2025.
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There is this:
https://www.booklooker.de/B%C3%BCcher/Giulio-Bas+Gradualia-versus-alleluiatici-et-tractus-pro-dominicis-et-festis-duplicibus-in-cantu/id/A02kbVsW01ZZL

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I always announced: the gathering time for the rehearsal is 7:10. This gives YOU the opportunity to use the rest room, talk with your friends, and to get all of your music together. We start exactly …

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This is clearly one of Bud's flights of fancy. This particular Passion seems to have been designed for use in Anglican churches, where something like what he adds might be done (in a VERY few pl…

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Msgr. Knox excelled at acrostics (his translation of Psalm 118/119 is amazing).

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C. H. Trevor's 'Oxford Organ Method' [Oxford University Press, 1971] has practical suggested registrations that can be applied to a variety of organs, whether Baroque, or Romanic.

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I am just never going to warm up to unrhymed hymn texts. Why is why Kathy's text, the first in this post and subsequently revised by her, is to be preferred over others.

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Baby Boomers in the city of Portland revolted in places where a shift change of pastors brought about immediate changes to musical style. Some stopped attending church altogeter. Some drive around to…

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Archbishop Sample's Pastoral Letter on Sacred Music
This dates from 2019, shortly after Archbishop Sample arrived in Portland, Oregon. He had done something similar in the diocese he serv…

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I had one-on-one interviews with every member of a choir I inherited. I'd been forewarned that they would be challenging. I also checked their range (just sing America for me; start wherever it&…

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I had a priest who said, I may need you to diddle around, and I said, why don't you just stammer something. Was never asked again.
ps kept my job there

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youth choirs should NEVER be entering a space that has not been checked out by an adult first.

This is very important.

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Ah, reminds me of a long departed choir director who used to say, "how about a martini to go with that Tartini?"

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