Gregorian Semiology

By (author) Monks of Solesmes

$35.95

ISBN: 9782852740679
Trim size: 0 x 0 inches
Weight: 12 ounces.
Publication Date: 01 Feb 2019
Product ID: 4011
Format: Hardcover

An English translation by Robert M. Fowells of Dom Cardine’s comprehensive treatise on reading and interpreting early chant notation. A complete and foundational study is made of the history and formation of the different omit "musical" signs which constitute a form of notation which is based on a total integration of musical shape and textual flow. Multiple ancient manuscripts are used as the source material for this masterfully detailed overview of what we have come to know as "Gregorian Chant". A "must" for all that are interested in the greatest depth of chant interpretation.

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.