Gregorian Chant (Midland Book)

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Summary: A classic, but now superceded
Review: Apel's book on chant was the standard work on the subject until David Hiley's Western Plainchant: A Handbook was published in 1993. Nevertheless, I turn to Apel again and again for his analyses of the standard phrases found in certain genres of chant (Great Responsories, Graduals, Tracts). Its an eminently readable book, and still a "must have" for students of Gregorian chant.

Rating:
Summary: A classic, but now superceded
Review: Apel's book on chant was the standard work on the subject until David Hiley's Western Plainchant: A Handbook was published in 1993. Nevertheless, I turn to Apel again and again for his analyses of the standard phrases found in certain genres of chant (Great Responsories, Graduals, Tracts). Its an eminently readable book, and still a "must have" for students of Gregorian chant.

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Summary: It's a complete book on Gregorian Chant
Review: It's one of the most complete books on Gregorian Chant. Now there is an important italian edition, by LIM (Libreria Musicale Italiana), Lucca, 1998. It's translated and brought up-to-date by the italian musicologist Marco Della Sciucca.