The Liber Usualis ("The Usual Book") is the most complete book of chant (square-note notation) you can buy for the Tridentine rites. The book contains all of the chant for every feast of the year as well as all special services such as burials, weddings, blessing of Holy Oils, ordinations and benediction. The volume also contains the common chants for the Divine Office and the …
A convenient, practical collection of chant repertoire for the parish choir. Contains the complete Order of Mass, seven of the chant masses and the Requiem, four sequences, and 40 hymns, canticles, and psalms drawn from the most familiar repertoire. Imprimatur: J. Thomas, del. ep., Tornaci, March 1, 1978
Grouped into five sections (Symbols, Simple Neums, Rhythm, Special Neums, and Modes), Square Notes clarifies the basics of Gregorian chant. Every fundamental of chant is covered with a short explanation followed by written exercises to be done in the workbook - fill in the blank, identifying notes, writing notation, drawing rhythmic waves, and much more.
The Gaduale Romanum contains the chant propers for the entire liturgical year, the ritual and votive masses, sanctoral cycle, and the complete Kyriale with all the chants for the Mass. All texts are from the Novus Ordo (post-Vatican II) Mass, not the Tridentine Mass. The book includes several indexes for verses, saints, feasts and masses and also has a built-in ribbon marker. This is the …
A Gregorian Chant Handbook by William Tortolano. The fundamentals of reading and interpreting Gregorian chant for the person with no prior experience; a “handbook” for anyone who desires to acquire a practical, working understaind of chant notation, rhythm, modes, liturgical use (past and present), interpretation, and conducting, as well as Latin pronunciation. In English with …
This is the much anticipated new hymnal that will inspire Catholics to want to sing the great sacred music of our heritage. Beautifully bound, this hymnal is much more than a collection of hymns. Following the general plan in Musicam Sacram , this hymnal consists of three major sections: the Order of the Mass; musical settings for the Ordinary of the Mass; and a selection of about 160 of the …
The primary 'proper' chant book for High Mass choir members in the United States since the 1930s. Set to Gregorian Psalm-tones with organ accompaniment. These 'proper' chants for the entire year are beautiful yet simple enough for most choir members to sing with limited practice. Includes complete daily, seasonal, ember-day, ferial, common Masses, etc. Table of Contents. Also includes Preface, …
The perfect introduction to chant! The purity and simplicity of Gregorian chant is what fed the musical and liturgical life of Christianity for more than a millennium before there were any Protestants. But after the reforms of the Vatican II Council in the 1960s, chant went into disuse. Gregorian chant is back, and more popular than it has been in the last forty years. This handy book is …
The Gregorian Missal contains all of the chants for Sunday Mass in Latin as well as the various prayers from the Mass in Latin and English. The missal also contains the ordinary of the Mass in Latin and English and all of the ordinary chants (Kyrie, Sanctus, etc.) for the Mass. Texts for various special masses (for the dead, for the pope, etc.) are also included. Imprimatur: Georgius …
Contains authentic but simpler propers for all the seasons, solemnities, and major feasts of the liturgical year, the principal ritual and votive masses, the commons of saints, a shorter Kyriale, and all the chants for the Mass. All the texts are from the new Order of Mass. If you want to introduce Gregorian chant to your parish but are worried about the complexities of singing different …
A simple book of chants for Mass including the Asperges me, Vidi aquam, Masses I through XViii, Credos I through VI and a number of ad libitum chants. Imprimatur: J. Thomas, Vic. Gen., Tornaci, December 24, 1973
Over 200 chants and litanies for the various liturgical seasons grouped by theme and season. Contains several indexes and a built-in ribbon marker.
This Traditional Roman Hymnal is a collection of the ordinary chants of the Mass, Hyms for the liturgical year, Kyriales, Credos, a special section for Confirmation, Burial and Requiem Mass, plus the Litany of the Saints for Rogations and 40 Hours. This book will be a great help for congregations, choirs and religious houses. The parts of the Mass are in Gregorian Notation while …
Graduale Triplex A reproduction of the Graduale Romanum with the neums from the Laon manuscript printed above the modern square notes in black, and the neums of the manuscript of the St. Gall family beneath in red. Correct interpretation of the neums is the singer's basis for developing adequate performance of the Gregorian melodies.
Graduale Romanum - Accompaniment, Vol. 1 Contains the propers for the Principal Feasts. About Graduale Romanum The Graduale Romanum (Vatican edition) plus the three accompaniment volumes contain the propers for the entire liturgical year, the ritual and votive masses, sanctoral cycle, and the complete Kyriale with all the chants for the Mass. All texts from the new Order of Mass. 918 …
The Musical Notation For Latin Liturgical Manuscripts This collection features reproductions of a broad range of chant manuscripts from across Europe covering several centuries of liturgical music. Each reproduction includes commentary on the uniqueness of the notation and its importance in the broad scope of chant.
Dom Eugene Cardine A study of the various signs (notation) used through the ages. Numerous examples and comparisons.