The Song of Prayer: A Practical Guide to Gregorian Chant [With CD (Audio)]

This is a tried and true beginner's guide to the singing and understanding of Gregorian chant. Developed at The Community of Jesus, an ecumenical community that chants the Divine Offices in Latin each day, The Song of Prayer shows how Gregorian chant takes Christians back to a time when there was unity among the churches. Readers will learn the basics of Gregorian chant, with some preliminary instruction in Latin, chant notation, its history and development, and theology. An instructional (and beautiful) 45-minute CD accompanies the book.

Author: The Community of Jesus
Publisher: Paraclete Press (MA)
Published: 04/01/2010
Pages: 110
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 8.30h x 6.90w x 0.40d
ISBN13: 9781557255761
ISBN10: 1557255768
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Prayerbooks | Christian
- Religion | Spirituality
- Music | Religious | Christian

About the Author

This tried and true guide to singing and understanding Gregorian chant was developed at the Community of Jesus, where the Divine Office is chanted every day. The Community of Jesus, and ecumenical Christian Community in the Benedictine monastic tradition, located on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, has been active in the Gregorian chant revival for three decades.