1903 Solesmes “Liber Usualis” (Mocquereau)

Corpus Christi Watershed · March 19, 2013

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* * 1903 Solesmes Liber Usualis (Part 1 of 2)

* * 1903 Solesmes Liber Usualis (Part 2 of 2)

• Mocquereau’s 1903 Liber Usualis • Paroissien Romain: contenant la messe et l’office, pour tous les dimanches et fêtes doubles, Chant Grégorien • Rome; Tournai: Société de Saint Jean L’Évangéliste: Desclée, Lefebvre • Edition: Ed. de Solesmes. •

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