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1961 Solesmes “Graduale Romanum” Online

Corpus Christi Watershed · March 19, 2013

507 Graduale Romanum Solesmes HERE is no such thing as a “1962 Graduale Romanum.” The Rites were slightly revised in 1962 (for instance, the various classes for feasts) but Solesmes was not interested in revising their books.

Here’s a free PDF download of the entire Graduale, courtesy of the CMAA (Vatican Edition, large print):

      * *  1961 Solesmes Graduale Romanum (PDF)

Some people confuse the “Liber Usualis” and the Graduale Romanum. Basically, the “Graduale” pertains to the Mass, while the “Liber Usualis” also has chants from the Divine Office. Both contain the complete Kyriale.

Here’s a special index, giving page numbers for each INTROIT, GRADUAL, OFFERTORY, etc.

You can also download Jeff Ostrowski’s copy of the Solesmes 1961 Graduale, but his isn’t scanned as nicely as the CMAA copy above:

      * *  1961 Solesmes Graduale Romanum (1 of 3)

      * *  1961 Solesmes Graduale Romanum (2 of 3)

      * *  1961 Solesmes Graduale Romanum (3 of 3)

• GRADUALE SACROSANCTAE ROMANAE ECCLESIAE DE TEMPORIS ET DE SANCTIS SS. D. N. PII X. PONTIFICIS MAXIMI iussu RESTITUTUM ET EDITUM AD EXEMPLAR EDITIONIS TYPICAE CONCINNATUM ET RHYTHMICIS SIGNIS A SOLESMENSIBUS MONACHIS DILIGENTER ORNATUM 900 pages? (hard to reckon: various sections) 1961 Desclée & Socii : : S. Sedis Apostolicae et Sacrorum Rituum Congregationis Typographi : : PARISIIS – TORNACI – ROMAE – NEO EBORACI : : 1961 Copyright 1938 • The 1961 Solesmes Graduale Romanum. •

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