03112nam a2200589Ka 4500 ocn846496263 OCoLC 20200709055839.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 130603s2003 nyua ob 001 0 eng d N$T N$T 9781616431914 (electronic bk.) 1616431911 (electronic bk.) 0809141787 9780809141784 (OCoLC)846496263 587397 (N$T) ML3082 .L36 2003eb REL 055000 bisacsh 782.32/22 22 N$TA Le Mée, Katharine W. The Benedictine gift to music [electronic resource] / Katharine Le Mee. New York : Paulist Press, c2003. 1 online resource (x, 230 p.) : ill. Includes bibliographical references (p. 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."--BOOK JACKET. Description based on print version record. Gregorian chants History and criticism. Gregorian chants Influence. Benedictines Music History and criticism. Benedictines Influence. Music History and criticism. Bénédictins Musique Histoire et critique. Bénédictins Influence. Chant grégorien, plain-chant, etc. Histoire et critique. Chant grégorien, plain-chant, etc. Influence. Musique Histoire et critique. Benediktiner. swd Musik. swd RELIGION / Christian Rituals & Practice / General bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: Le Mée, Katharine W. Benedictine gift to music. New York : Paulist Press, c2003 0809141787 (DLC) 2003007747 (OCoLC)52070675 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=587397 Table of contents http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip042/2003007747.html EBSCOhost EBSC 587397 cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 53290 53290