Liber Usualis
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The Liber Usualis is a widely used compendium of Gregorian chant for the Roman Catholic liturgy, containing the most common chants for Mass and the Divine Office along with rubrical and musical instructions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Liber Usualis canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5606199 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Liber Usualis Context triple: [Graduale Romanum, relatedTo, Liber Usualis]
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A.
Carthusian Missal
The Carthusian Missal is the liturgical book containing the texts and rubrics for celebrating Mass according to the distinctive Carthusian monastic tradition.
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B.
Ambrosian missal
The Ambrosian missal is the principal liturgical book containing the texts and prayers for the celebration of Mass in the Ambrosian Rite of the Catholic Church, traditionally used in the Archdiocese of Milan.
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C.
Missale Romanum
Missale Romanum is the official liturgical book of the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church that contains the prayers, readings, and rubrics for the celebration of Mass.
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D.
The Missal
The Missal is a painting by British Pre-Raphaelite artist John William Waterhouse, likely depicting a contemplative female figure in a richly detailed, romanticized historical or literary setting.
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E.
Dominican Missal
The Dominican Missal is the liturgical book containing the texts and rubrics for celebrating Mass according to the traditional Dominican Rite.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Liber Usualis Target entity description: The Liber Usualis is a widely used compendium of Gregorian chant for the Roman Catholic liturgy, containing the most common chants for Mass and the Divine Office along with rubrical and musical instructions.
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A.
Carthusian Missal
The Carthusian Missal is the liturgical book containing the texts and rubrics for celebrating Mass according to the distinctive Carthusian monastic tradition.
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B.
Ambrosian missal
The Ambrosian missal is the principal liturgical book containing the texts and prayers for the celebration of Mass in the Ambrosian Rite of the Catholic Church, traditionally used in the Archdiocese of Milan.
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C.
Missale Romanum
Missale Romanum is the official liturgical book of the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church that contains the prayers, readings, and rubrics for the celebration of Mass.
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D.
The Missal
The Missal is a painting by British Pre-Raphaelite artist John William Waterhouse, likely depicting a contemplative female figure in a richly detailed, romanticized historical or literary setting.
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E.
Dominican Missal
The Dominican Missal is the liturgical book containing the texts and rubrics for celebrating Mass according to the traditional Dominican Rite.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic liturgical music collection
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liturgical book ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Abbey of Solesmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compiledBy | Benedictine monks of Solesmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Gregorian chant
NERFINISHED
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chants for Mass ⓘ chants for the Divine Office ⓘ musical instructions ⓘ rubrical instructions ⓘ |
| follows |
Solesmes rhythmic method
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
official Vatican chant books of the early 20th century ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | LU NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
four-line staff notation
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square notation ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
Latin-only edition
ⓘ
Latin–English edition ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
indices of chants
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liturgical calendar references ⓘ rubrics in red ink ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
Catholic church music in the 20th century
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Gregorian chant performance practice ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Latin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to provide commonly used chants in one volume
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to standardize Gregorian chant practice ⓘ |
| includes |
Common of the Saints
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Kyriale NERFINISHED ⓘ Proper of the Saints NERFINISHED ⓘ Proper of the Time NERFINISHED ⓘ chants for Compline ⓘ chants for Sundays ⓘ chants for Vespers ⓘ chants for major feasts ⓘ chants for other canonical hours ⓘ |
| publishedBy | Desclée NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Antiphonale Romanum
NERFINISHED
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Graduale Romanum NERFINISHED ⓘ Kyriale Romanum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
cantors
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choirs ⓘ church musicians ⓘ priests ⓘ seminarians ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Divine Office
NERFINISHED
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Mass ⓘ Roman Catholic liturgy ⓘ |
| usedIn |
20th-century Catholic liturgical practice
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Roman Rite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Liber Usualis Description of subject: The Liber Usualis is a widely used compendium of Gregorian chant for the Roman Catholic liturgy, containing the most common chants for Mass and the Divine Office along with rubrical and musical instructions.
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