Zon, Bennett - The English Plainchant Revival

The revival of plainchant in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century England was a turning point in the history of Anglican and Catholic musical worship. It led in its time to not only the preservation of much-loved melodies, but also to heated controversy. By the middle of the nineteenth-century, plainchant had returned as a central part of traditional liturgy. This study provides a general introduction to the sources of the plainchant revival in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century England.

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CONTENTS

Acknowledgements
Conventions of Terminology, Reference, and Presentation
Abbreviations
Location of Manuscripts and Printed Books
Preface
Part I: The Plainchant Revival in the Eighteenth-Century Roman Catholic Church in England
Introduction to Part 1
1 A General Introduction to Post-Tridentine Liturgical Books and Plainchant in Europe
2 Aspects of Eighteenth-Century Roman Catholic History in England
3 Plainchant in the English Catholic Church, 1748-1799
4 The Works of John Francis Wade
5 Manuscripts by Scribes Other than Wade
Part II: The English Plainchant Revival in the Nineteenth-Century Roman Catholic and Anglican Churches
Introduction to Part II: The Revival of Plainchant in the Nineteenth-Century Roman Catholic Church in England
6 English Catholic Plainchant, the beginning of the Nineteenth Century to the 1850s
7 Roman Catholic Plainchant Apologetics, the 1840s to 50s
8 Nineteenth-Century Anglican Plainchant Sources
9 Anglican Plainchant Apologetics, the 1820s to 60s
Epilogue: Aspects of the Twentieth-Century Revival in England
Bibliography

Series	Oxford Studies in British Church Music