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Cantus: A Database for Latin Ecclesiastical Chant - Inventories of Chant Sources | Cantus Manuscript Database
cantus.uwaterloo.ca/

"Cantus is a database of the Latin chants found in manuscripts and early printed books, primarily from medieval Europe. This searchable digital archive holds inventories of antiphoners and breviaries -- the main sources for the music sung in the Latin liturgical Office -- as well as graduals and other sources for music of the Mass."

#music #database #cantus #latin #ecclesiastical_chant #manuscripts #medieval


What a wonderful resource! I enjoyed the short video intro explaining how a database of Latin chants started for academic research has proven useful for art historians, museum curators, choir directors... youtube.com/watch?v=iMmGrUxhPj…
& examples integrating modern score & words with original spelling & manuscript images. I've bookmarked the new website, cantusdatabase.org/

#MedievalMusic #chant #ChoralMusic #GregorianChant #cantus @medievodons