An Overview of Gregorian Chant
Cardine, Dom E., Monks of Solesmes
ISBN 10: 1557250553 ISBN 13: 9781557250551
Published by Paraclete Press, Incorporated, 1992
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Dom Cardine sums up the origin, decline and restoration of the chant, and challenges researchers to continue his work.
About the Author: Since the refounding of the monastery of St. Peter of Solesmes in 1833 under Dom Prosper Gueranger, this Benedictine monastery on the River Sarthe in western France has set the world standard both for the performance of Gregorian chant and the authenticity of the music itself. Commissioned by Pope Pius X to research the role of chant in liturgy and to edit books on chant that reflect this research, Solesmes enjoys an enviable reputation. Its work in liturgical reform and in the current revival of Gregorian chant has been likened to that of the great abbey of Cluny in the Middle Ages. These recordings incorporate new understandings of ancient manuscripts and represent a distillation of nearly 200 years of scholarship in the chant: musical paleography, semiology, and modality. The groundbreaking work by the monks of Solesmes has contributed to today's resurgence of interest in Gregorian chant as the foundation of Western music.
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Title: An Overview of Gregorian Chant
Publisher: Paraclete Press, Incorporated
Publication Date: 1992
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good