Entrances: Gregorian Chant in Daily Life Book

	Acknowledgments	xi
	Introduction	xiii
	Abbreviations	xvii
Chapter 1	Gregorian Chant in Context
	Monastic Culture and the "Fathers of the Church"	1
	The Message of the Fathers and the Experience of Singers	7
	A Traditional Understanding of Human Nature	15
	The Nature of a Sacred Text	21
	The Way of Wisdom	27
Chapter 2	Chanting the Psalms
	"Where Experience Leads"--the Aim of Psalmody	30
	Musical Fundamentals	34
	Gregorian Psalmody and Monastic Teaching	39
	Free Recitation	42
	Using Silence	44
	Four Exercises	48
	An Introduction to Pointing	51
	Mediation Formulae, Class 1	53
	Mediation Formulae, Class 2	55
	Mediation Formulae, Class 3	57
Chapter 3	Exploring the Gregorian Repertory
	Origins	63
	An Overview of the Repertory	68
	The Uses and Users of Books	70
	Singing Compline	73
	Melismatic Chant	77
	The Problem of Notation	80
	Latin or English?	82
	Neumatic Chant	85
Chapter 4	The Subtleties of the Symbolic Mind
	The Language of Symbols	94
	Symbolism and Allegory	96
	Multiple Meanings	98
	Inner Forces	100
	Freedom of Interpretation and Levels of Context	106
	Guiding and Active Symbols	108
	Fundamental Guiding Symbols	112
	Symbolism and Translations of the Bible	117
Chapter 5	Chant Texts and the Study of Scripture
	The Study of Scripture	123
	The Construction of Single Chant Texts	129
	The Gathering of Texts Within a Single Liturgy	133
	Taking the Larger View	145
Chapter 6	Gregorian Chant in the Parish
	The Director and the Cantor	154
	Organizing a Choir	159
	What Is Worship?	162
	Contemplative Life in the Modern World	167
	Bibliography	174
Appendix 1	Monastic Writers on the Inner Life	178
Appendix 2	The Eight Psalm Tones Annotated	183
Appendix 3	What is a "Mode"?	194
Appendix 4	Chant Notation Guide	196
Appendix 5	A Guide to the Pronunciation of "Church" Latin	200
Appendix 6	The "Marialis" Ordinary with Simple Gloria	202
Appendix 7	"O clavis David" (O Key of David) and Magnificat	210
Appendix 8	First Vespers for the Third Sunday of Advent	213
Appendix 9	Tenebrae for Wednesday Evening of Holy Week	234
Appendix 10	Compline	301
Appendix 11	A Eucharist in Honor of the Holy Spirit	324
Appendix 12	Where to Find Music and Texts	353