[Desdemona]

You know, you can also buy CDs of the entire OCP repertoire, so you can sing along and learn the music.

Oh, yeah. It's bad. I'd rather have the St. Gregory and St. Basil's back any day of the week. If fact, my grandmother gave me her copies. I use them all the time.

Leaflet Missal has the Liber Ursalis (sp?) for a little over $100. I was seriously thinking of buying myself a Christmas present...

[ArrogantBustard]

you can also buy CDs of the entire OCP repertoire,

Ewwwww. Then I'd have to swab out my CD player. ;)

Seriously, I like to memorise the hymns. The good ones, anyway. I like to recall the words outside of Mass. And when I'm singing (well, croaking) along, and my words differ from the rest of the congregation, I know: Oops! They did it again!

[ninenot]

Do yourself a favor and check the price at GIA/Chicago and then (use your French) call the publisher, Solesmes Abbey (sable-sur-sarthre, France) and get the price in French Francs SHIPPED to you in USA. Call your bank and get the exchange conversion from francs to dollars (or euros to dollars)

You can wire Solesmes the money through your bank and probably save a small bundle. But while you're doing it, get the Liber Cantualis, the Liber Hymnarius, and the Psalterium Monasticum. Makes a great set.

Spend the REAL money on a used book: the Liber Usualis, now out of print (1932 edition is fine.) Haunt the used-book shops. Worth about $200-$400 in decent shape, and has EVERYTHING.