Visita Quaesumus by William Byrd
It is customary in music to speak of the three B's----Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms. All of these composers have given us inexhaustible works of art; even so, I would like to propose that we add a fourth...
View ArticleOlivier Messiaen and the Language of Love
Reposted from Cantare Amantis Est, which, alas, I long ago abandoned: “I have waited, waited for the Lord…and he heard my supplication, and he put a new song into my mouth, a hymn to our God.” One of...
View ArticleMusic in English at the Latin Mass
Most readers of this site are aware of the requirement that all music sung at a High Mass (1962) must be in Latin, unless it's before the Asperges or at the end of Mass. I am at peace with the idea of...
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The Pedal as Bass Drum
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Latin American Sacred Music: An Overview
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The Changing Moods in the Chants for Palm Sunday
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View ArticleMusic for St. James: Joby Talbot’s Path of Miracles
Joby Talbot is one of many rising composers in 21st century England, but he is perhaps distinguished from the rest by an uncommon versatility. Having written music in a variety of styles, including...
View ArticleNew Compositions Website
At the colloquium in 2008 in Chicago, I showed a sketch of a Gloria to Kevin Allen one afternoon. It was incomplete, but I wanted to get some feedback from him."Well, it's basically done," he said....
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