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Text book of Gregorian chant according to the Solesmes method

xvij, 221 pages : 22 cm · "The present English version ... has been prepared under the direct supervision of the Solesmes Benedictine fathers at Quarr abbey."--Preface · Includes bibliographical references (page 161) · Defintion of music and gregorian chant -- The diatonic scale -- The interval -- Perfect production of the notes -- Neums -- Voice-production -- Smoothness of rendering -- Intervals of a third -- Intervals of a fourth -- Intervals of a fifth -- Intervals of a sixth -- Importance of good reading -- Accentuation -- Phraising -- Gregorian tonality -- Singing the psalms -- Rhythm -- Rhythm of words and rhythm of neums -- Special rendering of certain neums -- The rhythmical supports -- Rhythm of sections and members -- Rhythm of the phrase -- Conducting the chant -- Practical examples -- Hymns -- The common tones -- Accompaniment -- Historical survey

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