Graduale Romanum (1961) Volume 1

The <i>Graduale</i> 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.