We are very excited to present to you four books that have nearly been lost to history, at least for Catholics. They are authentic Gregorian Graduals in English notated with traditional neumes, put together by the geniuses G.H. Palmer and Francis Burgess, published variously between the 1930s and the 1960s.
Credit for this project goes to Owen Burdick, formerly of Trinity Wall Street, who initiated this project. The source books belonged once to Beale Thomas of the Church of the Ascension and St Agnes Church, who left them behind when he retired. Credit also goes to Haig Mardirosian, Burdick’s predecessor at Ascension for not throwing the books out. A special special note of thanks goes to the Community of St. Mary the Virgin in Wantage for their liberal permissions and encouragement in the posting of these editions.
The Plainchant Gradual Vols 1 and 2