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I. Chant genres (mode in parentheses).

INTR Introit
GRAD Gradual
TRCT Tract
ALLE Alleluia
SEQU Sequence
OFFR Offertory
OFFV Offertory with verses
COMM Communion
ANTI Antiphon
RESP Responsory
bRES Brief Responsory
HYMN Hymn
INVI Invitatory
LAMT Lamentation

V/R Versicle and response at Vespers (solemn tone only)

II. Modern liturgical editions. These are followed by page numbers. Page numbers are followed by letters if more than one chant appears on the same page.

AM Antiphonale Monasticum (1934)
AS Antiphonale Solesmense (1935)
            AS is an expanded edition of AM, containing a hundred pages
            of chants for feasts of the Congregation of Solesmes.

AR2 Antiphonale Romanum II (2009)
            This is Vespers of Sundays and Feasts for secular (non-monastic)
            use, replacing the Antiphonale Romanum of 1912 (which is not
            used in this database).

CLAM Cantus Lamentationum (ed. German Prado, 1934)

CM Cantus Mariales (ed. Joseph Pothier, 1903; 8th edition 1932)
CS Cantus Selecti (1949)

GN1 Graduale Novum Tomus I (2011)

            These editions include restitutions of melodies proposed by

            the International Society for the Study of Gregorian chant.

GR Graduale Romanum (1908) (seldom used; LU and GT are preferred)
GS Graduale Simplex (1975)
            Only a few chants have been recorded from this edition.

GT Graduale Triplex (1979)
            This is the 1974 Graduale Romanum with neumes from Laon
            and St. Gall. It follows the calendar of feasts and assignment
            of chants for the 1970 liturgical revision.

LA1 Liber Antiphonarius vol. 1 (2005)
LA2 Liber Antiphonarius vol. 2 (2006)
LA3 Liber Antiphonarius vol. 3 (2007)
            These three volumes, along with LH, replace AM, following
            the calendar of feasts and assignment of chants for the 1970
            liturgical revision.

LC Liber Cantualis (1978, 1983)

LEV1 Libreria Editrice Vaticana volume 1 (1614; 2001)
LEV2 Libreria Editrice Vaticana volume 2 (1615; 2001)
            These two volumes are a reprint of the Medicean Edition of
            chant Propers of the Mass. As the most readily available
            printed edition of 16th-17th century chant, this serves to
            identify chants of that era, although recordings have most
            commonly been made from Giunta (Venice, 1611), which
            is only fairly close to it.

LF Laudes Festivae (ed. Beatus Reiser, 1940)

LG1 Liber Gradualis, Tempus Adventus (ed. A. Turco), 2009

LG2 Liber Gradualis, Tempus Nativitatis (ed. A. Turco), 2010

LG3 Liber Gradualis, Tempus Quadrigesimae in Dominicis (ed. A. Turco), 2011

LG4 Liber Gradualis, Hebdomada Sancta (ed. A. Turco), 2012

            These editions include restitutions of melodies according to the

            same principles as Graduale Novum.

LH Liber Hymnarius (1983)

            This is the collection of hymns for both monastic and secular

            Offices in the 1970 liturgical revision. Nearly every hymn has
            been revised and many newly composed hymns have been added.

LR Liber Responsorialis (1895)
LU Liber Usualis (1934/38)
LV Liber usualis reVised (later additions to LU)
            The contents of LU and LV are explained in detail below.

MGC A Manual of Gregorian Chant (Desclee, 1903) (adapted from

            Manuale Missae et Officiorum)

MH Officium Majoris Hebdomadae (1925)
MIL Antiphonale Missarum ... Mediolanensis (1935)
            See also under other sources below for PM VI.

NN In Nocte Nativitatis Domini (1936)

NR Nocturnale Romanum (2002)
            This unofficial edition of Matins for the secular (non-monastic)
            Office followed the Solesmes model closely, using the calendar
            and assignment of chants before 1955.

OEDC Ordo ad Ecclesiam Dedicandam et Consecrandam (1963) 

OPF Officia Propria ... Fontanelle (1938)

PA (Premonstratensian) Antiphonarium (1934)

PG (Premonstratensian) Graduale (1908/1910, 1953)

            The 1953 printing has many new feasts in a supplement without

            page numbers.

PM Processionale Monasticum (1893; reprinted in part with neumes

            added, 1985)

RVeP Rituale Vestitionum et Professionum (1952)
VP Variae Preces (1901)

VPM Vêture et Profession des Moniales (1951)

WA Westmalle Antiphonarii Cisterciensis Horas Diurnas (1954)
WG Westmalle Graduale Cisterciense (1934)
WH Westmalle Hymnarium Cisterciense (1952)

WHP Hymnarium Parisiense [Pairis] (Regensburg, 1905)
WK Westmalle Kyriale (Cistercian, undated)
WL Westmalle Laudes Vespertinae (Cistercian) (1939)
WP Westmalle Processionale Cisterciense (1946)
WV Westmalle Vigilias Nocturnas (Cistercian)

 III. Other (non-liturgical) sources, followed by page numbers. Page numbers are modified by letters if more than one chant appears on the same page.

AHMA Analecta Hymnica Medii Aevi (texts of sequences and hymns)
MMMA1 Monumenta Monodica Medii Aevi I: Die Hymnen (hymns)

MMMA7 Monumenta Monodica Medii Aevi 7: Alleluia-Melodien

MMMA8 Monumenta Monodica Medii Aevi 8: Alleluia-Melodien II
BEN Beneventan rite
            This cites the index of Paléographie Musicale XXI,
            pages 413 to 424.

EMME Historia Sancti Emmerammi (1996)

HISP Old Hispanic rite
            This is an arbitrary list of numbers assigned to Rojo and Prado, 
            El Canto Mozárabe (1929), 101-21, 201-10, 301-23; Prado, 
            Supplementum ad Kyriale (1934), 401-20; Prado, Cantus

            Lamentationum (1934), 501-15; six chants edited by Carmen 
            Rodríguez Suso, 601-06; etc.

CMC Cantorales Mozarabes de Cisneros (1500; facsimile, Toledo, 2011)

            Four volumes bound as two continuously paginated.

LSM Lateinische Sequenzen des Mittelalters (ed. Kehrein, 1873)

MIL Milanese rite
            In addition to the Missal of 1935 (above), this also cites 
            Paléographie Musicale VI for some chants.

OSV Office of St. Victor (by St. Bernard of Clairvaux)

            This edition and facsimile was published by Claire Maître (2009).

ROM Old Roman rite
            Old Roman chants are numbered according to the edition of
            Vat. lat. 5319 in MMMA II (MS folio and edition page); the
            facsimile of Bodmer C74 (MS folio); and the facsimile of San
            Pietro B79 (index numbers of the facsimile).

HBD Hildegard of Bingen Dendermonde codex (facsimile, 1991)
HBW Hildegard of Bingen Wiesbaden codex (Riesencodex) (facs. 1998)
            The index of the more nearly complete Wiesbaden codex is the
            principal citation, adding citations for two chants found only in
            the Dendermonde codex.

ITD Istanbul, Topkapi, Deissmann 42 (facsimile, 2002)

LMLO Late Medieval Liturgical Offices
            These citations use the formulas created by Andrew Hughes (1994).

MMS1 Monumenta Musicae Sacrae vol. 1

MMS4 Monumenta Musicae Sacrae vol. 4

            Dublin Troper (facsimile, 1970)

OTG Office of the Fall of Grenada (facsimile, 2003; edition, 2004)

TOR Torino J.II.9 (facsimile, 1999)

Other late Offices are cited as follows:

BARB St. Barbara (Mantua)

COMP Compassion of the BVM (Hamburg)

FING Fingergullofficiet (Copenhagen)

KILI St. Kilian

LAUR St. Lawrence (Sarum)

MART St. Martin of Tours

MMAG St. Mary Magdalen (Prague)

MRTL St. Martial

NICH St. Nicholas (Bari)

PLCH St. Plechelmus (Oldenzaal)

SANG Sanguis Jesu Christi (Weingarten)

SERV St. Servatius

WILB St. Willibrord (Echternach)

WILH St. Willihad 

IV. The following abbreviations have been created for arbitrary lists of chants that cannot be identified otherwise.

CC Codex Calixtinus
            These are arbitrary numbers (1-97) based on the nearly complete
            recording on the Punteiro label. This series will be replaced by

            page numbers from the facsimile.

SAK Sainte-Anne of Kergonan

            These arbitrary numbers are assigned to the proper feast observed
            in the monastery. The chants were composed by Prosper Guéranger.

SJB St. John the Baptist
            These arbitrary numbers are assigned to unique recordings on the
            Kirkelig label.

SCHU Schola Hungarica
            These arbitrary numbers are assigned to unique recordings made by
            Schola Hungarica.

DEVO Devotio Moderna

            These arbitrary numbers are assigned to unique recordings made by

            Devotio Moderna ensemble on Carus.

Migne J-P. Migne, Patrologie latine, vol. 88, columns 130-133 prints the text 

of "Salve festa dies" in 55 two-line verses, not numbered. At least three recordings 

include verses not printed in PM or CS, hence are identified this way in the comment 

field (the refrain Salve is v.20).