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 …
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, …
Contains the official prayer of the Church- the prayers which the Church puts into the mouths of her priests and religious- the prayer of the entire Mystical Body. All of us should be familiar with this collection of psalms and hymns. Our Lord, Our Lady and the Saints prayed these psalms. In timeless Latin with parallel English translations. Beautiful edition with leatherette …
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 …
Liber Usualis (Missae et Officii: Pro Dominicis et Festis cum Cantu Gregoriano) 1962 edition The Liber Usualis (pronounced Lee-behr Oos-oo-ah-lees and Latin for The Book of Common Use ) is usually associated with the Gregorian chant propers sung at Mass, but its usefulness doesn't end there! The Liber (as it is commonly called) is first and foremost a practical combination of the various …
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.
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.
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.
Gregorian Chant By Willi Apel Interest in Gregorian chant has always been alive among musicologists and those devoted to preserving early church music in all its haunting simplicity. Willi Apel's extensive survey of the chant describes the evolutionary process of its long history as well as its definition and terminology, the structure of the liturgy, the texts, the notation, the rhythm, the …
Liber Hymnarius Contains the hymns of the Divine Office for the seasons and solemnities. The great corpus of chant office hymns under one cover. Includes a ribbon bookmark. This 1983 “hymn book” has all the Office hymns, which are now identical for the Roman and the Benedictine office. The melodies are restored to their original form, as are the texts, as called for by the Second …
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