Chant Interpretation
- Gregorian Chant: A Guide by Daniel Saulnier (2003, 2010)
- Gregorian Musical Values, by J.H. Desrocquettes (1960)
- The Rhythm of Plainsong (Dom Joseph Gajard, 1943)
- A Study of Gregorian Rhythm (Le Nombre Musical Gregorien) by Dom Mocquereau
Essays, History, Spirituality
- The Bugnini-Liturgy and the Reform of the Reform, by L. Dobszay (1983)
- Catholic Church Music, by Richard Terry (1907)
- Chants of the Vatican Gradual (1934) by Dominic Johner
- [two pages are missing from the Johner PDF; you can find them here.]
- Crux et Cithara, ed. Robert Skeris (1983)
- Cum Angelis Canere: A Festschrift for Richard J. Schuler, edited by Robert Skeris
- Frequently Asked Questions on Sacred Music
- The Musical Shape of the Liturgy (William Mahrt)
- Sing Like a Catholic (Jeffrey Tucker)
- The Spirit of Gregorian Chant, Marie Pierik (1939)
Practical Guidance
- Catholic Church Music, by Richard Terry (1907)
- Music rubrics for high Mass (EF)
- Music rubrics for low Mass (EF)
- One page description of musical rubrics for the EF Mass (1961)
- Psallite Sapienter: A Musician’s Guide to the 1962 Missal
- Rules Governing Chant: excerpt from Liber Usualis
Teaching Aids
For children
- About the Ward Method
- Chant for Children ages 8 through 11, coursework developed by Richard Scott
- Gregorian Chant for Church and School, by Goodchild (1944)
- Gregorian Chant Vol. II (Justine Ward, 1949)
- Music First Year (1920), by Justine Ward
- Music Second Year, by Justine Ward (1936)
- Music Third Year, by Justine Ward (1938)
- Music Fourth Year, by Justine Ward (1921)
- Story of Redemption in Chant (children)
- Ward Hymnal (1918) for Pedagogy
- Ward’s Simplified Propers of the Mass (EF) for children
For general use
- A New School of Gregorian Chant (1925) by Dom Johner
- An Idiot’s Guide to Square Notes
- An Applied Course in Gregorian chant, by Robert Carroll (1956)
- Basic Gregorian Chant and Sight Reading, Mary Demetria (1960)
- Common Tones for the Sung Mass
- Cours Élémentaire et Pratique du Plain-Chant Grégorien (exercises in sight-reading Gregorian notation)
- Guide to Neumes
- Technique of Gregorian Chironomy (1955)
- Textbook of Gregorian Chant, by Dom Suñol (1930)
- Tutorial on Chant Patch (Powerpoint)
Church Documents and Texts
- Sacred music:
- Chirograph on Sacred Music (2003)
- De Musica Sacra (Latin, 1958)
- De musica sacra et sacra liturgia (1958)
- Musicae Sacrae (1955)
- Musicam Sacram (1967)
- Musicam Sacram (1967) in Latin
- Ordo Cantus Missae introduction (unofficial translation)
- Ordo Cantus Officii (1983)
- Tra Le Sollecitudini (1903)
- Voluntati Obsequens (1974), on the minimum repertoire of plainchant
- Liturgy:
- General Instruction of the Roman Missal (2003)
- General Instruction of the Roman Missal (2011)
- Missale Romanum (Tridentine rite)
- Missale Romanum 1962
- Sacrosanctum Concilium (1963)
- Summorum Pontificum
Additional scholarly works
- The Proper Chants of the Paschal Triduum by Dom Mark Daniel Kirby
Historical Archives
- Black List 1922 (archival purposes only)
- Copyright notice on Liber and Graduale
- Documents on Papal Legislation on Music (1947)
- “Our Position” (1904): Raphael Molitor OSB on the plain-chant question
- Sacred Music and Liturgy Reform (1966/69)
- The Greatest Unison Music, by Georgia Stevens
- White List of Approved and Recommended Music 1947 (archival purposes only)
Image files for download
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