This guide provides access and information on melodies and texts of Gregorian chants for those involved in the study and performance of these works. We invite you to contact us with any comments or constructive suggestions.
General reference works on chant
Hiley, David. Western Plainchant: A Handbook. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1993. ML 3082 H54 1993
General reference book on chant with bibliography
Covers the liturgy: Mass, Office, Ceremonies of Holy Week, and other services
Psalm tones, antiphons, introits, hymns, sequences, and tropes
Liturgical books with commentary
Notation
Hiley, David. Gregorian Chant. Cambridge Introductions to Music. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009. ML 3082 H53 2009
Intended for those less familiar with chant and liturgy
Hughes, Andrew. Medieval Music: The Sixth Liberal Art. Rev. ed. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1980. ML 114 H8 1980
Annotated bibliography
Contains general reference works, including manuscript catalogues, general histories, texts, collections, critical editions, philosophy and music literature, and notation
Covers Byzantine music, plainsong, tropes, sequences, liturgical drama, medieval song, the Notre Dame School, 13th-century motet and conductus