Graduale simplex ("Simple Gradual") is a

gradual The gradual ( la, graduale or ) is a chant or hymn in the Mass, the liturgical celebration of the Eucharist in the Catholic Church, and among some other Christians. It gets its name from the Latin (meaning "step") because it was once chanted ...

in Latin and in Gregorian, published by the

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in 1967 following the

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, so that the use of Gregorian chant can adapt to smaller parishes and churches or to those who lack experienced choirs. Its full title is ''Graduale simplex in usum minorum ecclesiarum'' (simple gradual for the use of small churches).

Constitution on liturgy

The publication of the first edition of the ''Graduale simplex'' was achieved in 1967, as a reworking of the Gregorian chant book in order to satisfy the ''

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'' Constitution of 4 December 1963, following the Second Vatican Council.

History

There have been two editions of the ''Graduale Simplex'' : the first was published by the Holy See in 1967. The second, revised and definitive edition, was published in 1975 and has been re-printed since then. The Graduale simplex in its definitive edition includes the

Kyriale The Kyriale is a collection of Gregorian chant settings for the Ordinary of the Mass. It contains eighteen Masses (each consisting of the Kyrie, Gloria xcluded from Masses intended for weekdays/ferias and Sundays in Advent and Lent Sanctus, and ...

simplex, as well as some famous

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: ''

Te Deum The "Te Deum" (, ; from its incipit, , ) is a Latin Christian hymn traditionally ascribed to AD 387 authorship, but with antecedents that place it much earlier. It is central to the Ambrosian hymnal, which spread throughout the Latin Chur ...

'', ''

Veni Creator "Veni Creator Spiritus" (Come, Creator Spirit) is a traditional Christian hymn believed to have been written by Rabanus Maurus, a ninth-century German monk, teacher, and archbishop. When the original Latin text is used, it is normally sung in Grego ...

'', ''Te decet laus'', etc.

Editions

* ''Graduale simplex in usum minorum ecclesiarum'', 1st edition, Vatican 1967. * ''Graduale simplex in usum minorum ecclesiarum'', 2nd edition, Libreria editrice Vaticana, Vatican 1975, 515 p.

External links

''Graduale simplex'', published by Solesmes Editions

Graduale Simplex

References

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