The Gregorian Melody: The Expressive Power of the Word

Contents

• CONTENTS
• Abbreviations    9
• Foreword    13
• Author’s Preface    17
• INTRODUCTION     21
• 1. Gregorian chant: sung prayer    21
• 2. Historical overview of Gregorian chant    24
• 3. The Gregorian repertory    29
• 4. The relevance of Gregorian chant    33
• CHAPTER 1: THE SOURCES     37
• 1. Manuscript sources    37
• 2. Alphabetic notation    47
• 3. Historical overview of the printed editions    48
• 4. Square-note semiography    57
• 5. Complementary elements of square-note semiography    58
• CHAPTER 2: THE TEXT     71
• Introduction    71
• 1. The syllable    72
• 2. The single word    77
• 3. Latin accentuation    77
• 4. Rhythm    83
• 5. The “expanded” word    85 
• CHAPTER 3: MELODY (PART I)     89
• 1. Legato melodic-verbal style    89
• 2. The accent syllable-neume    90
• 3. The final syllable-neume    106
• 4. Rhythmic interpretation    114
• 5. The word-melody    123
• 6. The reading of rhythm    126
• CHAPTER 4: MELODY (PART II)     143
• 1. Sostenuto melodic-verbal style    143
• 2. Phrasing in the syllabic, semi-ornate, and ornate genres    148
• 3. Interpretation     161
• CHAPTER 5: SYMBIOSIS OF TEXT AND MELODY     165
• 1. Text and ornamentation    165
• 2. Text and composition    177
• APPENDIX
• Manuscript illustrations, selection of chants, graphic tables    191
• GLOSSARY     241