The Church Music Association of America is very pleased to make available again these classic works dealing with sacred music, some of which which were either unaffordable in the used market or impossible to buy.
If you are looking for The Parish Book of Chant, go to Aquinas and More, which is distributing the book.
As for the books to the right, you will be happy with the quality of these editions, which employ the most modern technology to print on demand. They are shipped 3-5 days following your order.
Using these methods to distribute great works in support of sacred music accords with the old spirit of Solesmes, which also used the most modern printing and photographic technology.
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Hardcover Print: $43.00 This volume might be the most comprehensive, accessible, and informative volume of essays on Renaissance master composer William Byrd ever published. Edited by Richard Turbet of the University of Aberdeen, it has been prepared especially for distribution at the 2008 William Byrd Festival in Portland, Oregon under the direction of Dean Applegate. It covers his life and entire work, from Latin and English church music to secular songs, and even unpublished manuscripts.
Fully indexed and beautifully produced with a foreword by the editor, the essays include seminal contributions by the world's foremost Byrd scholars: Richard Marlow (Trinity College, Cambridge), Kerry McCarthy (Duke University), Philip Brett (1937-2002; King's College, Cambridge), Joseph Kerman (University of California, Berkeley), William Peter Mahrt (Stanford University), David Trendell (King's College London), Richard Turbet, and Mark Williams (London). A book to treasure.
210 Pages
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Print: $24.00 This volume might be the most comprehensive, accessible, and informative volume of essays on Renaissance master composer William Byrd ever published. Edited by Richard Turbet of the University of Aberdeen, it has been prepared especially for distribution at the 2008 William Byrd Festival in Portland, Oregon under the direction of Dean Applegate. It covers his life and entire work, from Latin and English church music to secular songs, and even unpublished manuscripts.
Fully indexed and beautifully produced with a foreword by the editor, the essays include seminal contributions by the world's foremost Byrd scholars: Richard Marlow (Trinity College, Cambridge), Kerry McCarthy (Duke University), Philip Brett (1937-2002; King's College, Cambridge), Joseph Kerman (University of California, Berkeley), William Peter Mahrt (Stanford University), David Trendell (King's College London), Richard Turbet, and Mark Williams (London).
210 Pages
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Print: $13.00 Psallite Sapienter: A Musician's Guide to the 1962 Missal, by B. Andrew Mills, addresses a critical need in today's Catholic Church. In one volume, the author provides a comprehensive, authoritative, and easy-to-understand guide to providing music for the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite.
It covers the types of sung Masses and and what is required of the organist and choir, and the expectations and needs of the full liturgical year, plus weddings, funerals, and Benediction.
It combines an explanation of the rubrics with the author's own extensive experience with the 1962 Missal, which is particularly useful since the author understands the ordinary form as well and the differences. This one book does the work of a full library on the topic of the extraordinary form, telling musicians just what they need to know.
The author is the organist and choirmaster at the Church of St. Agnes in New York, New York.
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Print: $20.00 This masterful guide by Justine Ward, enormously rare, is now in print again for the first time since 1949.
It is her most advanced guide to understanding and singing Gregorian chant. It covers the management of dynamics, the singing of the Psalms including intonations and rules for adapting syllables to melodic formula, the three styles of chant, the treatment of accents, varieties of notation, forms of composition, the diagramming of chants, centonization, interpretation, chironomy and conducting, expression and accompaniment, as well as the origin, evolution, mutilation, and regeneration of the chant.
If you have only thought of Mrs. Ward in connection with children's pedagogy, this book will amaze you. It is probably the most advanced guide to the practical singing and understanding of the details of Gregorian chant ever written. It certainly embodies the height of classical Solesmes styling. It is a must for anyone who aspires to mastery. The book is softcover, 208 pages.
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Hardcover Print: $30.00 Prepared by Richard Rice
This wonderfully useful book in hardcover collects the authentic Gregorian Communion Antiphons from the Proper of the Mass with the Psalms appropriate to each, covering the Sundays and Solemnities of the Church Year for both the current Roman Missal, using the modern calendar with its three year cycle, and the antiphons for the 1962 Roman Missal, following the traditional calendar. These 110 chants are pristine, verbatim recreations of those in the Solesmes editions, and cover Masses that are most likely to be sung during the year, including major feasts (under both old and new liturgical disciplines), and the more important seasonal and ritual Masses (Ash Wednesday, Nuptial Mass, etc.).
In accordance with the Church’s recommendation, Psalm verses in notated editions are included for each Communion antiphon. These verses, either singly or in pairs, are sung between repetitions of the antiphon. This book fills a gap in the existing liturgical books.
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Print: $22.00 Prepared by Richard Rice
This wonderfully useful book collects the authentic Gregorian Communion Antiphons from the Proper of the Mass with the Psalms appropriate to each, covering the Sundays and Solemnities of the Church Year for both the current Roman Missal, using the modern calendar with its three year cycle, and the antiphons for the 1962 Roman Missal, following the traditional calendar.
These 110 chants are pristine, verbatim recreations of those in the Solesmes editions, and cover Masses that are most likely to be sung during the year, including major feasts (under both old and new forms), and the more important seasonal and ritual Masses (Ash Wednesday, Nuptial Mass, etc.).
In accordance with the Church’s recommendation, Psalm verses in notated editions are included for each Communion antiphon. These verses are sung between repetitions of the antiphon. This book fills a gap in the existing liturgical books. ISBN 978-0-6151-8626-9
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Print: $22.00 LÁSZLÓ DOBSZAY, the famed Hungarian musician and liturgist, is the author of this 2003 work that offers a powerful assessment of the 1970 Missal in light of the Second Vatican Council and the preconciliar form. His argument is frank, even bracing, without being polemical: he deals with the grave problems inherent in in the Bugnini reform while not abandoning the need for reform of the preconciliar Mass.
The unique contribution here deals with the topic most overlooked: the relationship between the music of the Mass and the liturgical structure itself, a topic on which the defects of the reform are most evident. He deals further with the unstable existence of Roman Rite divided between two forms and two calendars. But he does not stop at criticism alone: he presents a path ahead that is viable and consistent with the organic growth of liturgy that has always characterized the development of the Roman Rite.
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Print: $21.00 Matthew Britt's masterful dictionary from 1928 provides a close examination of the Latin words in the Psalter, examining each for its origin, history, meaning, translations, use in the liturgical structure and much more. This is an indispensable tool for composers and Latinists and anyone interested in the meaning of the Latin Psalter. It solves many riddles and questions that are raised by those saying the Divine Office or working on translations of passages. Fr. Britt's work is truly for the ages. It is 334 pages.
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Print: $25.00 This treasure edited by Fr. Matthew Britt, first published in 1922, is a magnificent and inspired work of scholarship in the history of Christian music. It assembles the texts to the hymns of the Breviary and Roman Missal, with translations and commentary on who wrote the hymns and how they are used liturgically. The scope here is breathtaking, and many of the translations include both poetic renderings and literal renderings. Here is the foundation for Christian hymnody of the past and, possibly, the future. Many are familiar but many more are not. The music itself is not included but the songs are otherwise available in books published by Solesmes. The huge value added here is the historical scholarship, compilation, and translations.
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Print: $14.00 By Dom Joseph Gajard
The Solesmes method has lacked a defense in our times, so the discovery of this fascinating and thrilling study from 1943 is a moment of great excitement. Dom Gajard, the leading disciple of Dom Mocquereau, explains that "Gregorian rhythm is a true musical rhythm; it has a character all its own, but it is as definite as the rhythm of modern music. Every kind of piece, be it a small syllabic antiphon or a long elaborate Alleluia, possesses its precise rhythm, clear and fixed, which must be discovered at all costs, otherwise the melody will be robbed of all its beauty and all its raison d'etre."
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Print: $16.00 This marvelous find was published in 1953, and it appears to be a rare example of a chant collection in Solesmes-style notation with Latin plus literal English translations underneath the Latin text. For this reason, this book is especially useful in today's parish environment when translations are helpful for overcoming a key objection to chant. Included here are all the primary chants used in parish settings. It also includes an excellent primer at the front in how to sing chant and read the notation. So having this back in print is a special gift in the current environment. 164 page softcover.
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Hardcover Print: $45.00 The Graduale is the book for the choirs that contains all the official chants that go with Mass. This HARDBOUND edition brings back in print the 1961 Graduale, which includes Pius XII's Holy Week reforms. It is the music book for the extraordinary form of the Roman Rite, for use with the Missal of 1962. It is also valuable for use in the ordinary form, since the music was not changed substantially. This is volume two of two volumes, and it contains the Propers of the Saints for the full Church year, the Kyriale, the chants for many special Masses, as well as the general index and introduction material. The page count of Volume II is 532.
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Hardcover Print: $45.00 The Graduale is the book for the choirs that contains all the official chants that go with Mass. This HARDCOVER edition brings back in print the 1961 Graduale, which includes Pius XII's Holy Week reforms. It is the music book for the extraordinary form of the Roman Rite for the Missal of 1962 (Tridentine Mass. It is also valuable for use in the modern Roman Rite, since the music between the old and new forms was not changed substantially. This is volume one of two volumes, and it contains the Propers for the full Church year. The introductory matter has been moved to the end of Volume II, which contains the index. The page count of Volume I is 690.
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Print: $30.00 The Graduale is the book for the choirs that contains all the official chants that go with Mass. This rare edition brings back in print the 1961 Graduale, which includes Pius XII's Holy Week reforms. It is the music book for the extraordinary form of the Roman Rite, for use with the Missal of 1962. It is also valuable for use in the ordinary form, since the music was not changed substantially. This is volume two of two volumes, and it contains the Propers of the Saints for the full Church year, the Kyriale, the chants for many special Masses, as well as the general index and introduction material. The page count of Volume II is 532.
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Print: $30.00 The Graduale is the book for the choirs that contains all the official chants that go with Mass. This rare edition brings back in print the 1961 Graduale, which includes Pius XII's Holy Week reforms. It is the music book for the extraordinary form of the Roman Rite for the Missal of 1962 (Tridentine Mass. It is also valuable for use in the modern Roman Rite, since the music between the old and new forms was not changed substantially. This is volume one of two volumes, and it contains the Propers for the full Church year. The introductory matter has been moved to the end of Volume II, which contains the index. The page count of Volume I is 690.
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Print: $6.50 This primer on sacred music answers the most commonly asked questions such as: What is sacred music? How can we know? What is Gregorian chant? Why is it to be considered more suitable to the liturgy than other forms of music? Does chant have to be in Latin? Isn't it too hard for regular parishes? Didn't Vatican II do away with all this? What is so great about the organ? Many other questions are addressed and answered. 20 page booklet.
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Hardcover Print: $38.00 by Dom Andre Mocquereau
Here is the hardback of the great classic by the master of the second generation of Solesmes chant scholars, the results of a lifetime of study of chant manuscripts and a spectacular effort at making the chant of the Catholic Church accessible to the world. He explains his perspective on rhythm, notes, typography, and provides a remarkably detailed explanation of each neume and why and how Solesmes did the work that it did. The English translation originally appeared in two separate volumes, only the first of which appeared in English in two parts. This is the two parts in a single volume of 440 pages, bound in softcover. The Mocquereau legend is larger than life: here you can read and learn from the master musician and scientist on his own terms.
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Print: $25.00 by Dom Andre Mocquereau
Here is the great classic by the master of the second generation of Solesmes chant scholars, the results of a lifetime of study of chant manuscripts and a spectacular effort at making the chant of the Catholic Church accessible to the world. He explains his perspective on rhythm, notes, typography, and provides a remarkably detailed explanation of each neume and why and how Solesmes did the work that it did. The English translation originally appeared in two separate volumes, only the first of which appeared in English in two parts. This is the two parts in a single volume of 440 pages, bound in softcover. The Mocquereau legend is larger than life: here you can read and learn from the master musician and scientist on his own terms.
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Print: $22.00 Dom Dominic Johner
This is Dom Johner's practical guide to chant, a classic since it was first published in 1912 with the English translation appearing in 1925. It is meant not as an academic treatise (though the research here is extraordinary) but as a training manual for a higher level of singing. The goal of the book is to help the singer render Gregorian chants worthily, and in true artistic style, especially in the Liturgy, and to kindle enthusiasm for this glorious music.
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Print: $20.00 By Marie Pierik
Marie Pierik devoted her scholarly life to the explanation, defense, and promotion of Gregorian chant in line with the method and practice of the Solesmes tradition. In this learned and erudite work, she provides a complete overview of its history, theological meaning, and practice in the framework of Catholic liturgy. At once deeply informative and startlingly poetic, this book is a an expression of intellectual accomplishment and deep faith. There is so much that our current generation can learn from her research and enthusiasm. This 200-page paperback was first published in 1939.
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Print: $22.00 by Dom Gregory Sunol
In 1930, Dom Sunol published the book that became the standard textbook for understanding how to sing Gregorian chant. It remains today the most thorough explanation of tonality, rhythm, and, especially, the Psalm tones, to appear yet in print. It is both pedagogically effective and theoretically definitive. Herein you find the most thorough explanation of how it is that Solesmes came to set the standard for chant for the entire world. This softcover book is 240 pages.
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Print: $20.00 By Justine Ward
Here is the classic that kicked off many generations of rigorous and brilliant music pedagogy for children, especially those in Catholic schools who were trained for singing chant. But its use is not limited to this: it provides a sound foundation for all music training, teaching theory, pitch, and rhythm with great attention to detail. Experts today are rediscovering the wisdom and power of the Ward Method, of which this is the very first book from 1920.
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Print: $19.00 By Justine Ward
Here is another classic Ward book: this time for second year students. As with the others, this book is designed to train the teacher to teach music according to the principles pioneered by Justine Ward. While the first book deals primarily with the major mode, this deals mainly with the natural and harmonic modes, exploring modes I and II in Gregorian chant. It includes a wealth of medieval folksongs along with a considerable repertoire of Gregorian chant. The charming Illustrations are by Frances Delehanty. Paperback, 225 pages.
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Print: $18.00 by Justine Ward
The rarest of the classic Ward book is this third year book, which is a continuation of the brilliant method pioneered by Justine Ward. This book introduces more complicated scales with chromatics, and explores polyphony. A unique aspect is the extensive quotation from the great polyphonic motets and Masses, by way of preparation for the fourth year. The volume also focuses heavily on intervals and independent vocal production, including pronunciation and style. It is substantially more advanced, but also an ideal preparation for chant and full participation in liturgical singing. This softcover volume is 208 pages. A real treasure from 1938, and nearly impossible to find.
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Print: $22.00 by Justine Ward
This is the first edition of Justine Ward's classic instructional text on Gregorian Chant. Appearing in 1923, it taught generations how to sing chant according to the methods and principles developed by Dom Andre Mocquereau at the Solesmes Monastery in France. It was Ward's pedagogy and systemization of the method that brought the beautiful sound of this chant into the American Catholic life. All these years later, this book still holds up as one of the great chant method books ever published.
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Print: $12.00 The Kyriale is the true people's songbook for the Roman Rite of the Mass. This extract from the 1961 Graduale provides music for the modern rite as well. Included here are the Sprinking rite chants, 18 settings of the Ordinary, including the Requiem Mass, the tones for the readings, and the Gloria Patri, as well as the Alleluias, Te Deum, and hymns for Corpus Christi, plus index. This softcover edition is 164 pages, and is priced at a very deep discount for wide distribution.
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Hardcover Print: $22.00 Here is the hardbound edition of the Kyriale, the true people's songbook for the Roman Rite of the Mass. This extract from the 1961 Graduale provides music for the modern rite as well. Included here are the Sprinking rite chants, 18 settings of the Ordinary including the Requiem Mass, the tones for the readings and the Gloria Patri, as well as the Alleluias, Te Deum, and hymns for Corpus Christi, plus index. This hardcover edition is 164 pages, and is priced at a very deep discount for wide distribution. This is the ideal edition for pews in parishes with high musical aspirations.
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Print: $28.00 Dom Dominic Johner
Here is the classic commentary on the Gregorian chants of Vatican Gradual, with Dom Johner's penetrating analysis of the style, form, and meaning of a vast number of chants, each written with attention to scholarship and with the benefit of a lifetime of singing. Nothing like it has been written before or sense, and it continues to provide tremendous insight and edification for all who sing this glorious music. The Church Music Association of America is pleased to make this wonderful book available again.
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Print: $18.00 by Richard R. Terry
The CMAA is pleased to present the 100th anniversary edition of Catholic Church Music. The author Richard R. Terry was the great English choirmaster, director of music at Westminster Cathedral, and polyphony scholar of the late 19th century. This is his primer on Catholic church music. It covers rubrics, makes a case for the old styles, explains what is wrong with contemporary music (in 1907!), provides a model for forming and training a choir, details the use of the organ, and provides fascinating historical detail to what happened to polyphony during the reign of Elizabeth. Scott Turkington considers this book to be the single most important short work on Catholic choral music. The pace is quick and the book is remarkably entertaining. This is an invaluable work from a world-class, world-historic genius in the Catholic tradition. This softcover book is 218 pages.
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Print: $16.00 Introduction by Adrian Fortescue
This very rare 1916 book of 122 pages offers English translations of some of the most beloved Latin hymns for all seasons. The translations by Alan McDougall are truly beautiful. Though there is no music included (and that is readily available) this volume is especially useful for program notes for parishes. Also of enormous value is the 30-page introduction by Fortescue, which amounts to a short course on the history of Christian hymnody from the Apostolic Age to the 19th century.
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Print: $30.00 This 1923 book has all the Masses and liturgy of Holy Week, with readings and mainly music, including the chants for the four Gospel Passion narratives, and all other chants of Holy Week and Easter, according to the Roman Rite as it stood in 1923. This is a very rare book, presented in very high quality scan and bound in a 553-page paperback edition, as sponsored by the Church Music Association of America.
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