Vespers Documents:
SUNDAY VESPERS
All Psalms
Psalms with Antiphons
Advent Hymn
Hymn for Septa-Quin
Lent Hymn
Hymn for Passion Sunday
Hymn for Low Sunday
Hymn for Feast of Christ the King and Antiphons
Sunday within the Octave of Christmas Hymn
Hymn for the Feast of the Holy Family
Sundays after Easter Hymn
Propers for Vespers
Propers (the antiphon for the Magnificat and the Collect) may be found at these sites:
http://divinumofficium.com/cgi-bin/horas/officium.pl
http://www.officiumdivinum.org/
Benediction
Audio Help for Learning the Psalm Tones:
Psalmody
Psalm Tones Audio: http://chantblog.blogspot.com/search/label/psalm%20tones
All of Sunday Vespers including the Psalms (sung):
http://osbnorcia.org/?p=3409
http://osbnorcia.org/?feed=rss2
Audio Recording Help for Learning Sunday Vespers (note that these are recto tono or one note):
Note: To see the print better, either print copies of the Vespers Documents from the Links below or open the documents in a separate browser window, start the video and minimize it to see the document.
Opening Versicles and Psalm 109
Psalm 110
Psalm 111
Psalm 112
Psalm 113
Hymn
Magnificat
LATIN PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
Additonal Helpful Links for Learning Latin Pronunciation and Chanting Vespers:
It is helpful to open the Vespers Document with the prayer you are learning, then open the internet MP3 audio link and minimize it so that you can read the prayers while listening to the recordings.
Audio Pronunciation Links:
Pronunciation of Pater Nosterm, Ave Maria, Gloria Patri : (click on MP3 link):
http://romaaeterna.jp/rosario/index.html
Pronunciation of the Magnificat: (click on MP3 link):
http://catholicaudio.blogspot.com/2007/08/more-latin-prayers.html
Psalms read aloud in Latin:
http://www.vocealta.info/lectiones/biblia_sacra/
http://www.boston-catholic-journal.com/liber-psalmorum/book-of-psalms-audio-files-in-latin.htm
Latin Translation Tools:
Download a latin dictionary for all of the words in the Psalter:
http://www.musicasacra.com/pdf/dictionarypsalter.pdf
Translate Latin to English:
http://www.archives.nd.edu/cgi-bin/words.exe
Learning Latin:
Introductory Course on Latin:
http://www.latin-mass-society.org/simplicissimus/
Getting Started with Latin: (pronunciation recordings):
http://www.gettingstartedwithlatin.com/downloads.php
Singing the Office:
An overview of singing the office:
http://saintsshallarise.blogspot.com/2009/05/part-xiva-singing-office-overview.htm
Gregorian Psalmody
Learning Chant Notation:
http://ceciliaschola.org/pdf/squarenotes.pdf
http://interletras.com/canticum/eng/psalmody_ENG.htm
http://www.rosarychurch.net/answers/qa012006.html
http://www.sanctamissa.org/en/music/books-and-articles-on-sacred-music/singing-gregorian-chant-pitch-and-mode.html
Musicasacra.com has a pdf file of the Gregorian tones with their different endings here: http://www.musicasacra.com/pdf/tones.pdf Ceciliaschola.org has another, simpler list (in pdf format) with no endings here: http://ceciliaschola.org/pdf/psalmtones.pdf The St. Cecilia Schola also posted a pdf file of their "Idiot's Guide to Square Notes": http://ceciliaschola.org/pdf/squarenotes.pdf a quick guide to square notes here: http://lphrc.org/Chant/index.html
