The Accompaniment of Plainchant in France, Belgium and Certain Other Catholic Regions: A Chronological Study of Theory and Practice from the French Revolution to the Second Vatican Council

APPROVED ; This dissertation establishes the techniques employed in the organ accompaniment of plainchant, determines whether consensus was reached on the adoption of such techniques, and illustrates the musical and commercial factors in the publishing of accompaniment books and theoretical manuals. Publications in some twenty languages provide the basis for the discussion which is illustrated by quoted music examples. These bear witness to a highly adaptive set of musical techniques that responded to changes in fashion and discoveries in music history. The discussion is further illustrated by... Mehr ...