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Le Mée, Katharine W.

The Benedictine gift to music / Katharine Le Mee. - New York : Paulist Press, ©2003. - 1 online resource (x, 230 pages) : illustrations

Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-226) and index.

Benedictine identity -- The foundations -- The Opus Dei and the liturgical year -- Gregorian chant and the Mass -- Skilled Benedictine musicians -- Our Lady and her music -- The elaboration and vertical expansion of chant -- Benedictine gifts.

"The Benedictine Gift to Music illustrates how Gregorian chant, faithfully practiced each day for centuries by the Benedictines in monasteries and convents across Europe, developed into the complex polyphonic music we enjoy today. It details the outstanding contributions of the Benedictine musicians from the sixth-century Abbey of St. Benedict to the modern French Abbey of Solesmes." "For contemporary performers composers of sacred music, and those interested in singing Gregorian chant, The Benedictine Gift to Music explains the opportunity that chant provides to still the mind and enter in a meaningful way into the contemplative tradition of the Church."--Jacket

ISBN: 9781616431914 1616431911

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Subjects--Corporate Names:
Benedictines--Music--History and criticism.
Benedictines--Influence.
Bénédictins--Musique--Histoire et critique.
Bénédictins--Influence.
Benedictines
Benediktiner

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Gregorian chants--History and criticism.
Gregorian chants--Influence.
Music--History and criticism.
Chant grégorien--Histoire et critique.
Chant grégorien--Influence.
Musique--Histoire et critique.
RELIGION--Christian Rituals & Practice--General.
Gregorian chants
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Music
Musik

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Criticism, interpretation, etc.

LC Class. No.: ML3082 / .L36 2003eb

Dewey Class. No.: 782.32/22