A manual of instructions on plain-chant, or Gregorian music, with the chants as used in Rome for high mass, vespers, complin, benediction, holy week, and the litanies. Compiled chiefly from Alfieri and Berti, with the approbation of the right reverend vicars apostolic

CONTENTS Introduction 1 Gregorian Note 2 Stave 2 Notes 3 Clefs 3 Accidental Characters 4 Flat and Sharp, use of 4 The Scale, or Gamut 5 Modern Major Scale 5 Gregorian Scales 6 Modern Minor Scale 7 Intervals 7 Modes 8 The Eight Modes or Tones for the Psalms 10 The Eight Tones as sung at the Introit 11 The Eight Tones for the Psalms on Feasts 12 The Eight Tones for the Psalms on Ferias 15 VESPERS Deus in adjutorium 17 Psalms 17 Little Chapter 18 Hymns 18 Versicles 19 Intonations for the Magnificat 21 The Prayer, rules for chanting of 21 Benedicamus Domino 23 COMPLIN. Jube Domne 26 Converte Nos 26 Psalms 26 Hymn 26 Responses 27 Nunc dimittis 27 Preces, &c. 28 HIGH MASS Collect and Postcommunion 29 The Epistle 29 Prophecies and Lessons 29 Pater Noster before the Lessons 30 The Absolution and Blessing 31 The Gospel 31 Solemn Preface 32 Ferial Preface 32 Pater Noster and Pax Domini 33 Confiteor For Solemn Communion 33 Ite Missa Est 34 Blessing at a Pontifical High Mass 34 HOLY WEEK Pange lingua 36 Prayers on Good Friday 36 Ecce lignum 36 Lumen Christi 37 Lamentations 37 Litanies 37 Appendix: Exercises for the Voice 39 Digitized by Google.
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