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"in omnem terram exivit sonus eorum,
et in fines orbis terrae verba eorum"
Psalmus 18:5 [RSV 19:4]
The Return of the Tridentine Mass
On July 7, 2007, Pope Benedict XVI issued the Apostolic Letter motu proprio Summorum Pontificum, which permits most priests to celebrate the Roman Missal of 1962 (the last edition of the Tridentine Mass issued before Vatican II) without obtaining special permission. The pope also made it much easier for lay people to attend such a Mass if they wish.
The motu proprio itself was issued in Latin; the text can be found here. There is no official translation into English or any other language. However an
English translation has been published in the Newsletter of the Bishops' Committee on the Liturgy of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
The motu proprio is accompanied by a letter from the pope to the Catholic bishops of the world. This was issued in six vernacular languages, but not in Latin. The English text can be found here, and also in the BCL Newsletter mentioned above. For other languages, go to the Vatican web site.
My own reaction to the document should be published soon; I will provide a link when it is.
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Links to other chant research sites on the Web
Chant Research Sites
Chant Databases
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The CANTUS project, now at
the University of Western Ontario, features a database of indices of the
Gregorian chant texts in selected manuscript and early printed sources
of the daily Divine Office.
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CANTUS
PLANUS, a Study Group of the International Musicological Society, maintains a "data pool" of downloadable data bases at the University of Regensburg, Germany.
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The MEDIEVAL
MUSIC DATABASE, at La Trobe University, includes Gregorian chants of
the Dominican (Ordo Praedicatorum) tradition and information about Scribe
notation software.
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RELICS (REnaissance
Liturgical Imprints: a CensuS) is a searchable data base of almost 9000
liturgical books printed before 1601.
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Chant Research Centers and Organizations
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L'ATELIER DE PALÉOGRAPHIE MUSICALE DE SOLESMES annonce le nouvel Antiphonale Monasticum.
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Das BRUNO-STÄBLEIN-ARCHIV am Erlanger Institut für Musikwissenschaft, einschliesslich der Mikrofilmsammlung mittelalterlicher Musikhandschriften und der Monumenta Monodica Medii Aevi (auf englisch hier).
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CANTUS PLANUS, is the study group of the International Musicological Society devoted to medieval chant research, including all the traditions of Eastern and Western Christianity.
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The DOM MOCQUEREAU COLLECTION,
at Catholic University of America, is an extensive archive of microfilms
of medieval manuscripts for both the Mass and the Office.
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MONUMENTA MUSICAE BYZANTINAE,
at the University of Copenhagen, includes an inventory of microfilms of
medieval Byzantine chant manuscripts, and an index to the standard abridged
version of the sticherarion liturgical book. Research done here is often
published in the periodical Cahiers
de l'Institut du moyen age grec et latin.
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THE PLAINSONG AND MEDIEVAL MUSIC
SOCIETY, in Great Britain, sponsors events and publications relating
to the study of medieval music.
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SAPIENTIA-ELOQUENTIA: STUDIES ON THE FUNCTION OF LITURGICAL POETRY IN MONASTIC AND SCHOLASTIC CULTURES IN MEDIAEVAL EUROPE, is located at the Institutionen för Franska, Italienska och Klassiska Språk at the Royal University of Stockholm in Sweden.
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Neumatic Notations and Musical Paleography
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AISCGre
(International Gregorian Chant Studies Association), which currently has
German, Italian and Spanish language sections, promotes the study and performance of Gregorian chant according to the "Gregorian Semiology" approach pioneered by Dom Eugène Cardine. The site provides a multilingual
site with news of events, bibliography, fonts for chant notation, and much
else of interest.
- The NEUMES PROJECT seeks to develop a "Neumed and Ekphonetic Universal Manuscript Encoding Standard."
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NOTA QUADRATA, at the University of Toronto, Canada, focuses on the study of medieval
music notation.
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Liturgical Books and Manuscripts
Study and Cataloguing
Regional Chant Traditions and Repertories (arranged roughly from South to North)
Italy
France
Eastern/Central Europe
The Glagolitic Rite (Roman Rite in Slavonic)
Low Countries
Scandinavia
British Isles
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Twentieth-Century Printed Books of the Roman Rite
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Medieval Music Theory Sites
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LEXICON MUSICUM LATINUM (Dictionary
of Medieval Latin Musical Terminology to the End of the 15th Century),
bei der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften (München), mit anderen Informationen zur Musiktheorie des Mittelalters.
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THEMA is a hypertextual data base for music THEory of the Middle
Ages, located at the University of Georgia, Athens (U.S.A.)
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THESAURUS MUSICARUM LATINARUM,
at Indiana University (USA), includes downloadable texts of medieval
treatises on music theory. The CENTER
FOR THE HISTORY OF MUSIC THEORY AND LITERATURE at Indiana now also sponsors databases for
early writings about music in English, French, and Italian.
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The JUST INTONATION NETWORK
offers information about alternatives to modern equal-tempered tuning, based on simple whole-number ratios. Such tunings were common in medieval and Renaissance music.
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Chant Performing Organizations (some of which sponsor workshops)
- Altramar medieval music ensemble at Indiana University
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CANTICUM NOVUM,
including Gregorian chant information from the Schola Cantorum Bogotensis in
Bogotá, Colombia.
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CANTO GREGORIANO, Gregorianik-Kurse im deutschsprachigen Raum.
- CANTORES IN ECCLESIA is
located in Portland, Oregon.
- CENTRE DE MUSIQUE MÉDIÉVALE DE PARIS
- Chant Institute at St. Joseph's College, Indiana
- CONFESSIONS
OF A RECOVERING CHOIR DIRECTOR combines a wide range of information
with a certain charming, existential angst.
- Dialogos: ensemble vocale de musique médiévale
- Early Music Frequently Asked Questions at Medieval Music @ Arts Foundation
- Early Music Links at the Early Music Network
- Ensemble Venance Fortunat: Le chant médiéval au présent
- The FOEDERATIO INTERNATIONALIS PUERI
CANTORES is the official organization for Roman Catholic children's
choirs (both boys and girls).
- GLORIAE DEI CANTORES in Orleans, Massachusetts,
has produced many CDs.
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THE GREGORIAN ASSOCIATION, affiliated with the Royal School of Church Music, runs chant workshops within the UK, and publishes its own editions of Gregorian chant.
- Gregorian Chant audio files at Christus Rex
- www.Gregorian-chant.info
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The INTERNATIONAL GREGORIAN FESTIVAL
in Watou, Belgium, held its ninth meeting in 2006 and is preparing a tenth meeting for 2009.
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The Master of Arts Programme in Chant and Ritual Song at the IRISH WORLD
ACADEMY OF MUSIC AND DANCE, University of Limerick.
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LITURGISCHER SINGKREIS JENA mit einer Einführung in den Gregorianischen Choral auf deutsch.
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MUSICA SACRA - THE CHURCH MUSIC ASSOCIATION
OF AMERICA runs summer workshops at Catholic University of America (Washington, D.C.),
and offers numerous .pdf files of classic
editions of Gregorian chant.
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NOTITIAE
CANTUS, at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration (Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien) is "An
International Newsletter for Gregorian Chant and other Repertoires of Western Chant." There is also an FTP
address.
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THE SAINT GREGORY SOCIETY of New Haven, Connecticut.
- SCHOLA GREGORIANA MEDIOLANENSIS including .pdf
files of Ambrosian chant
- Sequentia: ensemble for medieval music
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Monasteries and Religious Communities that perform Gregorian chant
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L'ABBAYE SAINT-PIERRE DE SOLESMES, the
French monastery that led the modern revival of Gregorian chant.
- The Benedictine ABBEY OF REGINA LAUDIS in Connecticut sells
"Women in Chant" CDs and an introductory book, A Gregorian
Chant Master Class by Theodore Marier.
- Monastery of Christ in the Desert (Benedictine) in Abiquiu, New Mexico
- The ecumenical COMMUNITY OF JESUS in Orleans, Massachusetts,
is the home of GLORIAE DEI CANTORES
and the GLORIAE
DEI ARTES FOUNDATION.
- Gregorian chant audio files
made at MOSTEIRO DE SÃO BENTO DE SÃO
PAULO (Monastery of St. Benedict in São Paulo, Brazil).
- Gregorian Schola at St. Joseph's Parish in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
- SAINT MARY'S MONASTERY
(Benedictine men) in Petersham, Massachusetts, includes sound files of Gregorian chant. SAINT SCHOLASTICA PRIORY, also in Petersham, is a "twin
community" of Benedictine women.
- SAINT MEINRAD Benedictine Monastery in Indiana sells
fonts for Gregorian chant.
- St. Michael's Abbey (Praemonstratenisan) in Silverado, California, with music files here.
- El Monasterio Benedictino de Santo Domingo de Silos. Public Broadcasting System's Gregorian Chant: Songs of the Spirit also has some info about that Silos Monks recording.
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Publishers; Books and Recordings for sale
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Web Sites Helpful for Chant Researchers
Ecclesiastical Sciences
Search the Latin Vulgate and other Bibles
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Historical and Humanistic Sciences
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Information Sciences
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