“Dom Mocquereau’s Rhythmic Theories” • By Charles Weaver • [Sacred Music Symposium 2022]

00:00 Introduction 03:23 Are the Solesmes Rhythm Signs Licit? 30:56 The Solesmes Method and Music Theory 48:09 Approaches to Plainchant Rhythm 01:12:50 Conclusion 01:15:30 Q&A This talk was the second in a pair of dueling lectures advocating for the use of different methods of plainchant rhythm. The previous night’s talk, by Jeff Ostrowski, was given in support of Dom Pothier’s rhythmic theory, the approach associated with the Vatican edition of the Gregorian repertoire promulgated during the pontificate of Pius X. A talk delivered at the Sacred Music Symposium 2022. « Sacred Music Symposium 2022 » St, John the Baptist Catholic Church, Costa Mesa, CA. 22 June 2022. 51188