February 29, 2024
Liber Usualis; HC 1934, Latin prayers, English notes, Catholic divine office
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All prayers in Latin. Index and explanatory notes are in English. Printed in Belgium Published by Newman Press, Maryland and also by Society of St. John the Evangelist 19348 x 5"; 1921 pp plus a small supplement for certain religious congregationsthe Liber Usualis is a book of commonly used Gregorian chants in the Catholic tradition, compiled by the monks of the Abbey of Solesmes in France. According to Willi Apel , the Liber Usualis originated in the 11th century. Another source states that it was first published in the 16th century.This 1,900-page book contains most versions of the ordinary chants for the Mass ( Kyrie , Gloria , Credo , Sanctus , and Agnus Dei ), as well as the common chants for the Divine Office (daily prayers of the Church ) and for every commonly celebrated feast of the Church Year (including more than two hundred pages for Holy Week alone). The "usual book" or "common book" also contains chants for specific rituals, such as baptisms, weddings, funerals, ordinations, and benediction. This modal, monophonic Latin music has been sung in the Catholic Church since at least the sixth century I [ citation needed ] and through to the 2000s. An extensive introduction explains how to read and interpret the medieval musical notation (square notation of neums or neumes ). A complete index makes it easy to find specific
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