Communion Chant/Antiphons: Articles, History, Background, etc. ?

jbmusicrose

Hi everyone,

I'm currently doing research on anything/everything "Communion"-related regarding Communion Antiphons, (Gregorian) Chants, the history of, etc. as it pertains to the music, hymnody, etc. Does anyone have any articles or know of any books, theses/dissertations that could help me research this topic? I have been turning up very little in the way of resources so any help would be greatly appreciated! And nothing is "too scholarly", as it is research and will hopefully lead to further research so no worries on too many recommendations! The more the better! :)

Many thanks and blessings,
John

donr

Start here

smvanroode

See also:

Joseph A. Jungmann, The Mass of the Roman Rite (Christian Classics, 2012), vol. 2, 391-400

Maurice Zundel, The Splendour of the Liturgy (Sheed & Ward, 1944), 224-229

James McKinnon, 'The Eighth-Century Frankish-Roman Communion Cycle', Journal of the American Musicological Society 45(2), 1992, 179-227

Dimitri Conomos, 'Communion Chants in Magna Graecia and Byzantium', Journal of the American Musicological Society 33(2), 1980, 241-263

Brad Maiani, 'Approaching the Communion Melodies', Journal of the American Musicological Society 53(2), 2000, 209-290

Jacques Perrière

Gregorian chant, a guide - By Dom Daniel Saulnier.
http://media.musicasacra.com/books/gregorian_chant_guide_saulnier.pdf
Pages 78, 79 and 80 talk about the Communion proper.

jbmusicrose

These are looking good so far! Please, keep them coming!

Paul F. Ford

Father Jan Michael Joncas, "Singing During Communion: Historical Models From the Roman Rite," in the September issue of the journal Assembly (Vol. 31, No. 5, pages 36-40). (If you have trouble accessing the article, I can send you his typescript, which he gave to me.)

"Singing During Communion: The Contemporary Roman Rite." Assembly 32.1 (Jan 2006): 5-8.

Paul F. Ford

McKinnon's chapter, "The Communion," in The Advent Project: The Later Seventh-Century Creation of the Roman Mass Proper (Berkeley, CA: The University of California Press, 2000), pages 326–355.

David Hiley's Western Plainchant: A Handbook (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1993) 116-120 and here and there in the book (see the index).

Adam Wood

The Christian West and its Singers: The First Thousand Years, by Christopher Page is a fantastic book that you must read.

jbmusicrose

Wow such great resources! I can't wait to delve into all of these and give them the time they deserve. Does anyone else have anything to consider too?

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