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1. Charles says:

   October 16, 2004 at 11:26 am

   Hello everyone. I’d like to invite you all to help me with something: I want to learn more about Gregorian chant. I’ve just posted on my blog about this…anyone knowledgable, please stop by and leave your comments.

   Thanks,
   Charles

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2. Jeff Ostrowski says:

   December 4, 2004 at 10:37 pm

   I think there are many ways to learn about chant. For myself, I listened to a lot of recordings, memorized as much as I could, and learned (by means of the records) to read the scores.

   However, I would also recommend Willi Apel’s book on Gregorian chant. It is cheap, online, if used. I think Apel’s book is a good starting point, and it is INTERESTING (at least compared to many others on the subject, e.g. Hiley’s).

   It is good to know that therer are many other versions of chant, besides the Vatican edition (which is what the Liber Usualis represents), but at the same time, the Liber Usualis is easy to obtain, and the Vatican Edition is as good an edition as any.

   You might enjoy reading the paper I am working on, but it is NOT in its final version.

   http://jeff.ostrowski.cc/personal.htm

   If you aim is to study chant, you will end up happy. May God bless you.

   Best,

   JMO

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