GUIDO OF AREZZO AND THE INVENTION OF THE STAVE
Below is reproduced the full Chapter 20 (pages 442-464) from the book “The Christian West and its singers, the first thousand years” by Christopher Page.
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- Chant and solfege: the foundations of music literacy
- Solfege – Manual de cantos religiosos (populares)
- Solfege – Parish Book of Chant (dialogues and ordinary)
- Solfege – Parish Book of Chant (Latin chant hymns)
- Solfege – the 2011 Roman Missal (ICEL)
- Solfege – The book of compline
- Solfege – a Catholic Book of Hymns
- Learning to sight-read music with Gregorian Chant
- Solfege with chant – basics
- Introduction to the MOVABLE DO method to read the music of the mass
- Test yourself: could you learn to read music with the “Movable Do” method?
- MOVABLE DO EXERCISES – Sum-up
- 1-DO on 4th line – Intervals: seconds – low
- 2-DO on 4th line – Intervals: seconds – high
- 3-DO on 4th line – Intervals: thirds – low
- 4-DO on 4th line – Intervals: thirds – high
- 5-DO on 4th line – Intervals: fourths – low
- 6-DO on 4th line – Intervals: fourths – high
- 7-DO on 4th line – Intervals: fifths – low
- 8-DO on 4th line – Intervals: fifths – high
- 9-DO on 3rd line – Intervals: seconds – low
- 10-DO on 3rd Line – Intervals: seconds – high
- 11-DO on 3rd line – Intervals: thirds – low
- 12-DO on 3rd line – Intervals: thirds – high
- 13-DO on 3rd line – Intervals: fourths – low
- 14-DO on 3rd line – Intervals: fourths – high
- 15-DO on 3rd line – Intervals: fifths – low
- 16-DO on 3rd line – Intervals: fifths – high
- 24-FA on 3rd line – Intervals: fifths – high
- 23-FA on 3rd line – Intervals: fifths – low
- 17-FA on 3rd line – Intervals: seconds – low
- 18-FA on 3rd line – Intervals: seconds – high
- 19-FA on 3rd line – Intervals: thirds – low
- 20-FA on 3rd line – Intervals: thirds – high
- 21-FA on 3rd line – Intervals: fourths – low
- 22-FA on 3rd line – Intervals: fourths – high
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- Chant and solfege: the foundations of music literacy
- Chant and the Mass
- Practice singing the Mass
- Call-Responses (Tridentine Latin)
- Call-Responses (Vatican II Latin)
- CREDO I, CREDO II and CREDO IV
- Gloria VIII, Credo III, Pater Noster
- Kyriale – “Jubilate Deo” (USCCB)
- Roman Missal tones (ICEL)
- The Word (Liturgy of)
- Kyriale I (Easter Time)
- Kyriale – De Angelis (Mass VIII)
- Kyriale – Cum Jubilo (Mass IX)
- Kyriale – Orbis Factor (Mass XI)
- Kyriale XV (Dominator Deus) – Credo I
- Kyriale – Advent and Lent (Mass XVII)
- Proper of the Novus Ordo Mass (1974 Roman Gradual)
- Advent, Christmas, Ordinary Time after Epiphany
- 1st Sunday of Advent
- 2nd Sunday of Advent
- Feast of the Immaculate Conception
- 3rd Sunday of Advent
- 4th Sunday of Advent
- Christmas – Vigil Mass
- Christmas – Mass at Dawn
- Christmas – Midnight Mass
- Christmas – Mass of the Day
- Holy Family
- Mary, Mother of God – Jan.1st
- Feast of the Epiphany
- Baptism of the Lord
- 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
- 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
- 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time
- February 2nd – Presentation of the Lord
- 5th Sunday of Ordinary Time
- 6th Sunday of Ordinary Time
- 7th Sunday of Ordinary Time
- 8th Sunday of Ordinary Time
- Lent, Holy Week
- Annunciation of the Lord (March 25th)
- St Joseph, husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary (March 19th)
- Ash Wednesday
- 1st Sunday of Lent
- 2nd Sunday in Lent
- 3rd Sunday of Lent
- 4th Sunday in Lent
- 5th Sunday in Lent (EF: Passion Sunday)
- Palm Sunday
- Holy Thursday (Maundy Thursday)
- Good Friday
- Paschal Vigil
- Easter Sunday
- Easter Time
- 2nd Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy)
- 3rd Sunday of Easter (EF: 2nd after Easter)
- 4th Sunday of Easter (EF: 3rd after Easter)
- 5th Sunday of Easter (EF: 4th after Easter)
- 6th Sunday of Easter
- 7th Sunday of Easter (EF: Octave of the Ascension)
- Feast of the Ascension of the Lord
- Pentecost Sunday
- Vigil of Pentecost
- Ordinary Time (Trinity Sunday to 33rd Sunday)
- 10th Sunday in Ordinary Time
- 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time
- 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time
- 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time
- 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time
- 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time
- 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time
- 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time
- 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time
- 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time
- 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time
- 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time
- 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
- 23rd Sunday after Ordinary Time
- 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time
- 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time
- 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time
- 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time
- 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time
- 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time
- 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time
- 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time
- 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
- 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
- 9th Sunday in Ordinary Time
- All Saints (November 1st)
- All Souls’ day – Funeral Mass
- Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (August 15th)
- Corpus Christi (N.O.)
- Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord (August 6th)
- Holy Trinity Sunday
- November 9 – Dedication of St John Lateran
- Solemnity of Christ the King
- St Peter and Paul, Apostles (June 29th)
- The Sacred Heart of Jesus
- Nativity of St John the Baptist (June 24th)
- Advent, Christmas, Ordinary Time after Epiphany
- Chant for the Tridentine Mass (1961 Roman Gradual)
- Traditional Latin Mass liturgical calendar
- 1st Sunday of Advent (1962 Missal)
- 2nd Sunday of Advent (1962 MISSAL)
- 3rd Sunday of Advent (1962 MISSAL)
- Feast of the Immaculate Conception (1962 MISSAL)
- 4th Sunday of Advent (1962 MISSAL)
- Christmas – Midnight Mass (1962 Missal)
- Christmas – Mass at Dawn (1962 Missal)
- Christmas – Mass of the Day (1962 Missal)
- Feast of the Circumcision – Jan.1st (1962 Missal)
- Sunday in the Octave of Christmas (1962 MISSAL)
- Feast of the Epiphany (1962 Missal)
- Feast of the Holy Family (1962 Missal)
- 2nd Sunday after Epiphany (1962 Missal)
- 3rd Sunday after Epiphany (1962 Missal)
- Septuagesima Sunday (1962 Calendar)
- Sexagesima Sunday (1962 Missal)
- Quinquagesima Sunday (1962 Missal)
- Ash Wednesday (1962 Missal)
- 1st Sunday of Lent (1962 Missal)
- 2nd Sunday in Lent (1962 Missal)
- 3rd Sunday of Lent (1962 Missal)
- 4th Sunday in Lent (1962 Missal)
- Passion Sunday (1962 Missal)
- Palm Sunday (1962 Missal)
- Holy Thursday (1962 Missal – Maundy Thursday)
- Good Friday (1962 Missal)
- Paschal Vigil (1962 Missal)
- Easter Sunday (1962 Missal)
- 1st Sunday after Easter (1962 Missal – Low Sunday)
- 2nd Sunday after Easter (1962 Missal)
- 3rd Sunday after Easter
- 4th Sunday after Easter
- 5th Sunday after Easter
- Feast of the Ascension of the Lord (TLM)
- Sunday in the octave of the Ascension (TLM)
- Pentecost Sunday (TLM)
- Holy Trinity Sunday (TLM)
- Corpus Christi (TLM)
- 2nd Sunday after Pentecost
- 3rd Sunday after Pentecost
- 4th Sunday after Pentecost
- 6th Sunday after Pentecost
- 7th Sunday after Pentecost
- 5th Sunday after Pentecost
- 8th Sunday after Pentecost
- 9th Sunday after Pentecost
- 10th Sunday after Pentecost
- 11th Sunday after Pentecost
- 12th Sunday after Pentecost
- 13th Sunday after Pentecost
- 14th Sunday after Pentecost
- 15th Sunday after Pentecost
- 16th Sunday after Pentecost
- 17th Sunday after Pentecost
- 18th Sunday after Pentecost
- 19th Sunday after Pentecost
- 20th Sunday after Pentecost
- Solemnity of Christ the King (1962 Missal)
- 21st Sunday after Pentecost
- 22nd Sunday after Pentecost
- 23rd Sunday after Pentecost
- Solemn Reception of a Bishop (1962 Missal)
- Other Celebrations with Chant
- Traditional Latin Mass liturgical calendar
- Why “Singing the Mass” ?
- Practice singing the Mass
- Liturgy of the Hours
- Questions?
- Site map
- Books, books, books,…
- Chant and time
- Chant carves the voice
- Chant, traditional music of the spheres
- Four-Hymn sandwich
- Liturgical Movement, and Reform
- Online learning resources
- Reading music
- Resumé
- Vatican News – Liturgical Books and Pope Francis
- Vibration and Proportionality
- From Pythagoras’ scale to Bach’s well-tempered clavier
- A Catholic Book of Hymns
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