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r~~~~~~~~~~l t MAY 1934 } t - .~, } t } Maga:z:ine of t CATHOLIC CHURCH t and SCHOC)L MUSIC t Founded A. D. 1874 by John Singenberger t FEAT1JRES t CARDINAL O'CONNELL TO OIBSERVE GOLDEN JUBILEE SINGENBERGER *SOCIETY FORMED t * CHURCH MUSIC IN AUSTRIA t THE ORGAN MUSIC *OF LEON BOELLMANN * t WHY THE CHlJRCH SINGS t Published by McLAUGHLIr~ & REILLY COMPANY t ])00 Boylston Stree'l, Boston, Mass. LITURGICAL MASSES-McLAUGHLIN & REILLY EDITION • Means Approved St. Gregory "White List" 505 Tappert, H., Mass of St. Rose of UNISON Lima ..•••...••.•••••••••••• .35 (Voice Parts Available) 506 *Tappert, H., Missa SSt Ang. Custo- dum........................ .60 11 Manell. opus 198 $ .60 669 Witt, F. X., Missa Exultet. ••••• •• .80 339 Groin, Mass of St. Joseph. ..••. .. .60 V oice Part .......••..•••••••• .40 342 Grieabacher, Missa Janua Coeli. .. .60 340 Wheeler, V. B., Mass in G minor.. .60 564 Becker, Mass of St. Frands Xavier. .60 Voice Part .............••...• .25 640 Dumler, Missa Cantate Pueri. ...• .60 362 Predmore, Mass of Good Shepherd. .40 622 Smith, Missa Maria Mater Dei. .. .60 THREE PART (S.S.A.) lWO PART 518 Cherubim, Mass of St. Alfons...••$ .35 (Chant, harmonized alternately) 508 Dore, M., Mass in G $ .40 666 Gisela, Mass of Our Lady. .•••••• .60 221 Marsh, W. J., Mass of the Holy 563 Shaefers, Mass of Blessed Julie. •• .60 Angels ..•..............•.... .60 C218 Smith, Mass of Sacred Heart. •..• .60 Voice Part. .. .. •..•........ .. .25 P.G. Cherion, Messe de Stet Cecile.. •• .80 363 Marsh, W. J., Choral Mass. .... .. .60 Voice Part .....•......•...... .25 REQUIEM 519 Meyer, J. J., Mass of St. Theresa.. .35 447 *Singenberger, Mass of St. Francis.. .35 426 *Singenberger, J., Easy and Complete 448 *Singenberger, Mass of St. Anthony .35 Requie.m for I, 2, or 3 voices .••••$ .60 449 *Singenberger, Mass in D. ...•.. .. .35 521 Gregorian, Harmonized by J. Sin- 450 *Singenberger, Mass of St. Rita. .. .60 genberger .................•. .60 451 *Singenberger, Mass of the Holy 521A Voice Part, complete with re Ghost ..............•..•..•.. .35 sponses, and common chant. ... .• .15 GREGORIAN MASSES From The Vatican Gradual Transcribed in modern notation 5 (1) Missa "Orbis Factor" (De Dominica) } Accompaniment .80 No. 481 ~( (2) Mass for Sundays of Advent and Lent Voice part .15 No. 520 Missa de Angelis Accomp. by J. B. Singenberger .60 Edited by Otto Singenberger No.. 520a Missa de Angelis Voice part) with Responses and a Panis Angelicus by Browne. Heavy paper cover .15 No. 39b Missa de Angelis Voice part, octavo size, large notes. Mass only .10 No.521 Missa pro Defunctis Harmonized by J. B. Singenberger .60 Edited by Otto Singenberger No. 521a Missa pro Defunctis Voice part, with Libera Sub- venite) In Paradisum) Benedictus) and all Responses. Heavy paper cover 15 (1) Missa "Cum Jubilo" } Harmonized by F. X. Mathias .80 No. 639 { (2) Missa "Alme Pater" Voice part, with Asperges Me) Vidi A quam) and Credo II I. Heavy paper cover .15 McLAUGHLIN & REILLY COMPANY BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS National Headquarters for Catholic Church Music Editor. OTTO A. SINGENBERGER Associate Editor, WILLIAM ARTHUR REILLY Con;;,ibutors: Ludwig Bonvin 5.1., Buffalo, N. Y.: Gregory Hug1ie, O.S.B., Conception, Mo.; Adelard Bouvilliers O.S.B., Belmont, N. C.; Rev. F. T. Walter, St. Francis, Wise.: Leo P. Manzetti D.D., Baltimore, Md.: Joseph Villani S.C., San Francisco, Cal.; Rev. P. H. Schaefers, Cleveland, Ohio; Sr. M. Cherubim O.S.F., Milwaukee, Wise.; Sr. M. Gisela S.S.N.D., Milwaukee, Wise.; M. Mauro-Cottone, Mus. Doc., New York, N. Y.: Richard Keys Biggs, Hollywood, Cal.: Martin G. Dumler M.M., Cincinnati, Ohio; Joseph J. McGrath, Syra~use, N. Y., etc. Vol. 60 MA"Y 1934 No.5 CONT:ENTS CAF~DINAL O'CONNELL TO OBSEI~VE SACERDOTAL JUBILEE 192 SINGENBERGER SO=TETY FORMED 192 TliE PRESENT STATLTS OF CHURCH lVIUSIC IN ~AUSTRIA Prof. Dr. A. Weissenbaeck 193 MODERN CHURCI-I MUSIC Luchvig Bonvin S.J. 194 LEON BOELLMANN: An Analysis of Organ Compositions Adelard Bouvilliers O.S.B. 195 A RETROSPECTION OF GREGORIj\N CHANT Joseph A. Keller 197 Wl-:IY THE CHURCH SINGS Rev. J. Leo Barley 199 OBITUARIES: Thomas Leonard; Ernest R. Kroeger 203 MUSIC APPRECIATION Sister l\1ary Cherubin1 O.S.F. 221 QUESTION AND i\NSWER BOX Gregory Hugle O.S.B. 225 COMMUNICi\TIONS: Remarks on Dam Gregory Murray's Pamphlet by Arthur ..Angie 227 F~AMOUS HYMNS OF ST. BERNAR1) 229 MUSIC ON THE RADIO 230 PROGR~..!\1VfS 231 19.2 The Caecilia CARDINAL O'CONNELL TO OBSERVE S~INGENGERGER SOCIETY FORMED SACERDOTAL JUBILEE ON THE FOLLOWING MEMORIAL MASS FOR FEAST OF THE SACRED HEART NOTED CHURCH MUSIC LEADER Open Air Masses To Be A Feature of the Milwaukee, Wis.-A society which will seek Observances to promote the church music ideals of the late John B. Singenberger was organized at Pio On March 6th, a committee of the Arch Nono high school on Monday, April 9, the diocesan Clergy and representatives from the tenth anniversary of his death, on which day various Religious Orders in the Archdiocese, there was offered in the high school chapel a assembled for the purpose of making plans solemn high Mass in memory of Professor for the observance of the Golden Jubilee of Singenberger. Ordination of His Eminence William Cardinal The music of Singenberger's Mass in honor O'Connell, which will occur on June 8th, the of St. Gregory was sung by a choir of men, F east of the Sacred Heart. students of the great composer and church According to the program proposed; a music leader during his fifty years of teaching solemn Mass of thanksgiving will be celebrated at Pio Nono. The Very Rev. Joseph F. Bar on the feast day, at the Cathedral at 10 A.M. bian, archdiocesan school superintendent, was A delegation of four from each parish as well celebrant of the Mass, assisted by the Rev. as representatives from the Religious Orders, Nicholas Brust and the Rev. Oscar Ziegler. will attend. The sermon was preached by His Excellency A Mass of thanksgiving in each parish will the Archbishop of Milwaukee. There was be celebrated on the same day, with a sermon present the son of the late Chevalier Singen to be. given on "The Dignity of the Priest berger, Prof. Otto Singenberger, director of hood and the Sacred Character of the Power music in the schools of Milwaukee archdiocese. of Jurisdiction" in which reVerence will be Fifty priests and 25 choirmasters attended the made to the accomplishments of His' Eminence memorial Mass. during the past fifty years. General Communion of thanksgiving, by Offic·ers Are Elected both adults and children, will follow with a After the Mass there was a dinner, and fol spiritual bouquet of good works from each lo\ving this a meeting in Salzman naIl to honor the memory of Professor Singenberger. The parish of the diocese. Spiritual offerings from Rev. John J. Clark, rector of Pio Nono, gave each parish, will be recorded on cards, and a welcoming address, the Rev. J. J. Pierron bound into book form and presented to the spoke on "What Constitutes Good Church Cardinal. J\1usic"; Joseph G. Grundle on "John B. Sin genberger as a Church Musician"; the Rt. Rev. Msgr. M. M. Gerend gave reminiscences of Singenberger, and then Archbishop Stritch OPEN AIR MASSES dwelt on the matter of music in the Church. Solemn open air children's Mass on the F ather Clark presided at the meeting, at campus at Boston College, will be held on 'which the Singenberger society was organized, Saturday, June 9th (Parishes with drum corps and at which Otto Singenberger offered the or bands are invited to send their organiza organization his father's insignia as a Knight tions) . of St. Gregory and Knight of St. Sylvester, A solemn open air public Mass "vill be held and a number of his musical manuscripts. J. at Fenway Park, on Sunday, June loth at J. Meyer was elected president, J. G. Grundle vice president, Victor Kozina secretary. The 10 A. M. executive board consists of the Revs. J. J. On June 3rd, a testimonial collection will Pierron, F. T. Walter and J. L. Markowski, be taken up in all the parishes, the proceeds and Messrs. Stemper, -Gramman, Warner, of which, at the insistence of His Eminence, Moderski, Zohlen and Meyer. In addition to will be devoted to the charities of the arch these choirmasters" those present included diocese. Messrs. Nickash, Stemper, Wiegers, Bejma, Msgr. R. J. Haberlin, V.G., is Chairman of Jansen, Klima; Bettner, Schaefer, Maultra, the Committee in charge of arrangements. Putkammer and W ol£. The Caecilia 193 The Present Status of C:hurch Music in Austria By PROFESSOR DR. A. WEISSENBAECK, Vienna VEN though the Apostolic Constitu from the compositions of these masters that tion ~'Divini cultus" does not expressly might not be considered objectionable, which say SO, there is no doubt in the mind latter would not be difficult to do, since there of any Church musician as to the is little that really conforms in all respects to meaning of the paragraph in the encyclical: the laws of liturgical music. "It has occured from time to time, particularly Austrian musicians have the best intentions during the celebration of the centenary of some of following exactly the demands of the church renowned musician, that the occasion was regulations. As to the fact that the regula taken as an excuse to perform certain of the tions of the Mota Proprio have not met with artist's works in church, which, though very the desired results, Austria is certainly not excellent in themselves, are not at all befitting unique. The World War and the succeeding the holiness of the place nor the liturgical economic depression has had its effect on all demands of Divine service, and should not things, and upon church music and the re have been thus employed." organization of choirs as well.