Liber Usualis
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The Liber Usualis is a widely used compendium of Gregorian chant for the Roman Catholic liturgy, containing the most common chants for Mass and the Divine Office along with rubrical and musical instructions.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic liturgical music collection
ⓘ
liturgical book ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Abbey of Solesmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compiledBy | Benedictine monks of Solesmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Gregorian chant
NERFINISHED
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chants for Mass ⓘ chants for the Divine Office ⓘ musical instructions ⓘ rubrical instructions ⓘ |
| follows |
Solesmes rhythmic method
NERFINISHED
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official Vatican chant books of the early 20th century ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | LU NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
four-line staff notation
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square notation ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
Latin-only edition
ⓘ
Latin–English edition ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
indices of chants
ⓘ
liturgical calendar references ⓘ rubrics in red ink ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
Catholic church music in the 20th century
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Gregorian chant performance practice ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Latin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to provide commonly used chants in one volume
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to standardize Gregorian chant practice ⓘ |
| includes |
Common of the Saints
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Kyriale NERFINISHED ⓘ Proper of the Saints NERFINISHED ⓘ Proper of the Time NERFINISHED ⓘ chants for Compline ⓘ chants for Sundays ⓘ chants for Vespers ⓘ chants for major feasts ⓘ chants for other canonical hours ⓘ |
| publishedBy | Desclée NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Antiphonale Romanum
NERFINISHED
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Graduale Romanum NERFINISHED ⓘ Kyriale Romanum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
cantors
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choirs ⓘ church musicians ⓘ priests ⓘ seminarians ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Divine Office
NERFINISHED
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Mass ⓘ Roman Catholic liturgy ⓘ |
| usedIn |
20th-century Catholic liturgical practice
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Roman Rite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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