An introduction to Gregorian chant / Richard L. Crocker

New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. Provenance : Personal bookplate of John F. Ashby. Fine cloth copy in a very good dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Literally as new. Physical description : 248 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm + 1 audio disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.). Notes : Accompanied by 1 audio CD.Includes bibliographical references and index.Performed by: Tracks 1 and 26: Orlando Consort. Remaining tracks: Richard L. Crocker ; with (tracks 2, 5, 22-25) Marika Kuzma.Accompanied by CD ROM in pocket. Contents : Chant, chanting and Gregorian chant -- Tone and tonal space for Gregorian chant -- Melodic movement, rhythm and words -- Gregorian chant, Roman politics and European polyphony -- Singing the praises in early Christian worship -- Gregorian chant in the Roman rite -- Monastic chant in time and eternity -- Gregorian chant in notation and in the mind. CD contents. Haec dies (Gradual) -- Puer natus (Introit antiphon) -- Viderunt omnes (Gradual) -- Alleluia Dies sanctificatus -- Tui sunt caeli (Offertory): Magnus et metuendus ; Tu humiliasti -- Viderung omnes (Communion antiphon) -- Laetatus sum (Gradual) -- Adiutor in opportunitatibus (Gradual) -- Custodi me (Gradual) -- Alleluia Dominus dixit -- Alleluiz excita Domine -- Super flumina (Offertory) -- Exaltabo te (Offertory) -- Psallite Domino (Communion antiphon) -- Qui meditabitur (Communion antiphon) -- Kyrie eleison -- Gloria in excelsis Deo -- Sanctus -- Agnus Dei -- Psalm 2: Quare fremeurunt gentes ; with Dominus dixit (antiphon) -- O Magnum mysterium (responsory) -- Parvulus filius (antiphon) ; Psalm 250: Laudate Dominum -- Multifarium (chapter) ; Verbum caro (responsory) -- A solis ortus cardine (Office hymn) -- Gloria in excelsis (antiphon ; Canticle: Benedictus -- Salve Regina (Antiphon). Subject : Gregorian chants History and criticism. Gregorian chants.