The Gregorian Melody

The Expressive Power of the Word

Alberto Turco (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

244 Seiten

2023
Liturgical Press (Verlag)
978-0-8146-6767-5 (ISBN)

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The Gregorian Melody is a resource of music pedagogy that centers on one of the most ancient musical repertoires honored by the church and music historians. Though it may not be common to see the word expressive describing Gregorian chant, a repertoire often associated with subdued solemnity, this volume by renowned scholar and practitioner Alberto Turco includes an abundance of insights into the Gregorian art and proposes that chant is first and foremost sung prayer, an interaction of word and melody, which both include proper and appropriate expression.

The material included in this resource is foundational as it lays out the elements of the Gregorian melody through a careful analysis of first principles. It will be useful as an introduction to Gregorian chant and for helping readers to understand the Gregorian melody. Readers of all levels may turn to this book to sing the liturgical chant with a deepened appreciation for the expressive power of the Word.

Monsignor Alberto Turco, a priest of the Diocese of Verona, Italy, has been widely recognized as a leader in the fields of Gregorian chant scholarship and performance. He has served as the director of the Cappella Musicale of the Cathedral of Verona since 1965, after obtaining his doctorate in Gregorian chant at the Pontifical Ambrosian Institute of Sacred Music, Milan. He has been a professor at the Pontifical Institutes of Sacred Music in Milan and Rome, and continues to lecture and conduct workshops in Italy, throughout Europe, and beyond. Stephen Concordia, OSB, attended New England Conservatory in Boston, earning a BM in piano and an MM in theoretical studies. He received his priestly formation at Sant'Anselmo and attended the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music, where he earned a Licentiate and Magistero in organ, and in Gregorian chant. He resides at Saint Vincent Archabbey, Latrobe, Pennsylvania, where he has directed the Saint Vincent Camerata, a semi-professional mixed chorus. Fr. Concordia has taught Gregorian chant at the Pontifical Liturgical Institute; Sant'Anselmo; Saint Vincent College, Latrobe; and Duquesne University, Pennsylvania.

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

Erscheinungsdatum	05.12.2023
Übersetzer	Fr. Stephen Concordia OSB
Verlagsort	Collegeville, MN
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 216 mm
Gewicht	284 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik
Themenwelt	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
ISBN-10	0-8146-6767-8 / 0814667678
ISBN-13	978-0-8146-6767-5 / 9780814667675
Zustand	Neuware