Magister Choralis

Excerpt from Magister Choralis: A Theoretical and Practical Manual of Gregorian Chant for the Use of the Clergy, Seminarists, Organists, Choir-Masters, Choristers, &C It is now fifteen years since the "Magister Choralis" first appeared in English dress. Since that time it has been translated into four other European languages; - French, Italian, Polish and Spanish, and the original German has reached its tenth edition. This may be fairly regarded as a world-wide proof of the need there was for such a Manual, and of how well it has answered that need. Other useful Manuals of Plain-Chant, dealing with its elementary characteristics and giving rules for practice, have appeared from time to time, and have in many instances proved most valuable, but no one has yet appeared that treats the subject so exhaustively, from its several liturgical, musical, historical, archeological and practical standpoints, as this clear and comprehensive work of the Rev. Dr. Haberl, and with its twenty-seven years of unchallenged superiority, it bids fair to remain without a rival. In undertaking this new English edition, I have been influenced by the statements made in the Author's Preface, as to the changes, alterations and additions made since the appearance of the fourth German edition, from which the first English translation was made. These alterations have been so numerous, and in many instances of such a radical character, that I felt that a completely new work was placed before me, rather than the revision of an old one. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Magister Choralis: A Theoretical and Practical Manual of Gregorian Chant for the Use of the Clergy, Seminarists, Organists, Choir-Masters, Choristers, &C I have scrupulously adhered to the order observed in the German original, with the slight exception of sub dividing the chapter oi'i the production Of the voice, being firmly persuaded that sufficient attention is not generally devoted to this point; but I did not add anything with out consulting the best local authorities I could command. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.