Psalterium Monasticum

By (author) Monks of Solesmes

$50.95

ISBN: 9782852740549
Trim size: 0 x 0 inches
Weight: 11.2 ounces.
Publication Date: 01 Feb 2012
Product ID: 3006
Format: Hardcover

This collection of the psalms was originally published in 1981 (reprinted 2012) by the Monks of Solesmes, after the reform of the Benedictine office approved in 1977. The book contains the full text of the 150 psalms along with hymns from the Old and New Testaments, all in Latin. The order of the psalms is that according to the Rule of St. Benedict, which deviates very little from the numerical order. There are four “schema” or plans, that allow for great flexibility in the order of service. Finally, there are certain liturgical provisions from the Rule, which are clearly laid out in this useful chant volume.

Author Bio

Since the refounding of the monastery of St. Peter of Solesmes in 1833 under Dom Prosper Gueranger, this Benedictine monastery on the River Sarthe in western France has set the world standard both for the performance of Gregorian chant and the authenticity of the music itself. Commissioned by Pope Pius X to research the role of chant in liturgy and to edit books on chant that reflect this research, Solesmes enjoys an enviable reputation. Its work in liturgical reform and in the current revival of Gregorian chant has been likened to that of the great abbey of Cluny in the Middle Ages. These recordings incorporate new understandings of ancient manuscripts and represent a distillation of nearly 200 years of scholarship in the chant: musical paleography, semiology, and modality. The groundbreaking work by the monks of Solesmes has contributed to today’s resurgence of interest in Gregorian chant as the foundation of Western music.