SSPX seminarians sing Compline. The official public prayer life of the Church is the Mass and the Liturgy of the Hours. So, is it the SSPX men you want to suppress, or the FSSP or ICKSP? Francis and his allies do. Will you stand with us, or bail by keeping quiet? Are you man enough to fight, or submissive sheep? And what’s the issue with Latin? It’s not easy, but it’s not hard. The last song is Salve Regina. A priest must dedicate himself to his new mother, Mary, Church, and that is the only woman in his life. My mother knew, and because that was a problem for her, she did not want priesthood for me. I acquiesced. One day I will find out if that was His general plan all along.
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Schubert 1797-1828 This is my first time posting his music. This is good for young musicians and their first duet. “His ‘Ave Maria’ dates from 1825 [he was 28], apropos of which he writes that at the time he was filled with overpowering devotion to the Blessed Virgin.” https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13591b.htm Franz Schubert never married. He met Therese Grob in 1814. He was 17, but the Marriage-Consent Law passed in 1815 required that he show he had the financial strength to support a family. In this life we experience time passing, but not so in the next. Maybe you can say a little prayer to help him along in case.
Follow-up for 11/26/2023 post. I provided no translation for the finale of Vivaldi's Juditha. The battle of Lepanto, fought off the west coast of Greece on October 7, 1571, in the Ionian Sea just below the Adriatic, was a victory for the Holy League over the Ottoman Empire, which saw most of its fleet sunk or captured.
The Holy League was an alliance of Catholic maritime states. Don John of Austria, half-brother of Philip II of Spain, was named by Pope Pius V as overall commander of the fleet and led the center division, assisted by Papal captain Marcantonio Colonna (on the right) and the Venetian Sebastiano Venier (on the left). Colonna was a duke and Roman aristocrat who served as Viceroy of Sicily for the Spanish Crown and had the rank of Captain General of the Church. This battle saved Christendom and ranks up there with VE Day, May 8, 1945. With a heart for justice, Judith raised a sword against the enemies of God’s people (Old Testament), and the city of Adria, a Venice possession, gave its name to the Adriatic Sea. Queen Judith was a type for The Queen, Mary, the mother of God. Some time ago, James Martin, SJ, posted a YouTube video saying the Catholic Church is against war. He is, and he is ignorans. When I was 19, a friend who worked with me all summer was with me at Camp Mather in Yosemite cleaning up the camp. He had planned a little excursion one night, a night with no Moon. We walked up a slope and lay down on a bit of a slant with no trees, and he told me to turn off my flashlight, and above us was a true night sky, the same seen by the ancients. Malheureusement, I never saw it again. School needs to have practical meaning for students, and sadly for many, especially city boys, it does not, and it did not for me until that night’s diversion. Light pollution in our cities is, like a fog, the artificial light that washes out and obscures what we could see in the night sky. People who know me know that I like the night. It is when I do most of my work. Chopin frequently forgot his own melismatic inventions and would play them differently every time he performed. In singing, the term melisma refers to a passage of music that has a group of notes that are sung with just one syllable. This is the opposite of syllabic singing, which is singing one note per syllable. August 1, 2017
“All that is known about the mysterious illness comes from the letter Vivaldi wrote asking for the dispensation, in which he referred to it as a ‘tightness of the chest.’ “According to White, ‘it would have been very hard for Vivaldi to give up saying Mass. It would have been his own decision, a decision of nobody but himself, and he also gave up a good salary.’ “She pointed to rumors alleging that he had been kicked out of the priesthood or even excommunicated, saying they ‘are so ignorant and so stupid,’ because if one looks to the facts, the rumors are ‘not proven.’ “She also addressed rumors that Vivaldi had abused the choir girls as the reason he was kicked off the Pieta faculty in 1715. These rumors, she said, ‘not only are they not true, but also they’re impossible.’ “Not only would Vivaldi have never been welcomed back in 1723, but also many of the girls who remained in the orchestra stayed until they were 70 or even 80 years old. “The hospital was also overseen by several governors, so had there been abuse, Vivaldi would have been kicked out right away, ‘so that doesn't add up,’ White said.” [slightly edited to fix grammatical errors] By Elise Harris, Catholic News Agency Interview with Micky White, author of Antonio Vivaldi: A Life in Documents https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/36556/what-makes-vivaldi-unique-among-composers-he-was-a-priest It is conceivable that his asthma was debilitating enough to prompt a decision. Latin Mass is long, and a priest must be moving about, from side to side, to the communion rail and back, and so forth. Maybe God chose musical genius. (b. 1678 Venice, d. 1741 Vienna) Time to ask for help from the patron saints of France, Joan of Arc and the Immaculate Conception, and the patron saint of all the Americas, Our Lady of Guadalupe? three hours and 18 pieces of classical Catholic brought to you without interruption, Bach forgiven (I did an hour of radio announcing ab. 100 years ago.) Around six minutes, there's a crystal clear slide. I've never heard it before, or wasn't paying attention.
How many notes can a violinist play? 51. A pianist has 88 keys. An organist playing a large modern organ typically has four keyboards with five octaves of 61 notes each and a two-and-a-half octave (32-note) pedal board, totaling 337. The total number varies. Basilique Sainte-Marie-Madeleine Could he play this super hard piece himself? You bet, and yet he probably committed suicide. I read the Holden biography, and T so undervalued his worth as a man and composer. Some want to strike him another blow. “In the wake of Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, students at the Tchaikovsky National Music Academy of Ukraine, previously known as the Kyiv Conservatory, have pushed for the removal of the Russian composer’s name from their university.” Note: the entire concerto is about 38 minutes. Throw away all your notions of what a Catholic monk is and just know that this is what God wants of him and he knows it. These guys sing every day and are as good as professionals. Listen to them sing the office here barrouxchant.com/ or daily Mass in Latin instead of their YouTube channel.
Microphones are sensitive to extraneous noises and the bells, and the setup is definitely 21st century technology. France has the largest Latin Mass community after the USA. Sainte-Anne School, grades K to 6, is associated with the monastery. I am acquainted with a well-known priest-monk, Dom Alcuin Reid, Prior, San Benoit Monastery in France. Kilmer, an American Catholic convert and father of five, was killed on July 30, 1918, age 31. For his valor, Kilmer was posthumously awarded the Croix de Guerre (War Cross) by the French Republic.
“As chaplain to Polish artists in exile, in October 1849 he heard the last confession of Frédéric Chopin and gave him the last rites. He was present when the composer breathed his last….” Chopin died October 17, Paris.
Back in 1838, Chopin made a funny comment about his poor health: “Three doctors have visited me…The first said I was dead; the second said I was dying; and the third said I was about to die.” Piano students eventually encounter them: Chopin 1810-1849, Tchaikovsky 1840-1893 Paul uses a lot of rubato, and usually I don't like too much, but his is effective.
Of a musician or me at home when I am mad at the whole world and have to nap. new time signature: the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet, phi, lower case φ, over 14
original below “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.” -Oscar Wilde
Nicklas posted this music video on Louis earlier today, a few hours before I posted a blog entry on Louis. Henri de La Rochejaquelein Artist Pierre-Narcisse Guerin Date 1817 Style Neoclassicism Genre portrait history painting Media oil on canvas The Death of Henri de La Rochejaquelein
Artist Alexandre Bloch Date 19th century Style Genre painting Genre history painting Media oil on canvas What is depicted? Roland blows his olifant (ivory hunting horn) to summon help holding his sword Durendal while mounted on his horse Veillantif with Roland's Breach in the background in the midst the Battle of Roncevaux.
Who is the painter? Wolf von Bibra (1862-1922). He based the painting on an etching by A Closs (1840-1894) or possibly his son Gustav Adolf Carl Closs (1864 - 1938)], which in turn was based on a painting by Louis-Félix Guesnet (1843–1907). https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BattleofRoncevauxWvBibra.jpg Notes:
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