List of genres
| Genre | Description | Rite | Mass / Office | Chants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A |
Antiphon |
- | Mass/Office | 12953 |
ACC |
Ad accedentes |
Hispanic | Mass | 15 |
ACCV |
Ad accedentes verse |
Hispanic | Mass | 89 |
Ag |
Agnus dei |
- | Mass | 282 |
Al |
Alleluia |
- | Mass | 1487 |
ALL |
Alleluiaticus |
Hispanic | Mass | 656 |
ALLV |
Alleluiaticus verse |
Hispanic | Mass | 903 |
AlV |
Alleluia verse |
- | Mass | 104 |
ANT |
Antiphon, Hispanic rite |
Hispanic | Mass/Office | 766 |
ANTV |
Antiphon verse (Hispanic rite) |
Hispanic | Mass/Office | 741 |
AV |
Antiphon verse |
- | Office | 614 |
BD |
Benedicamus domino |
- | Mass/Office | 7 |
BNMT |
Benedictiones (matutinum) |
Hispanic | Office | 21 |
BNMTV |
Verse for the Benedictiones in the matutinum service |
Hispanic | Office | 6 |
BNS |
Benedictiones (mass) |
Hispanic | Mass | 3 |
BNSV |
Benedictiones (mass) verse |
Hispanic | Mass | 10 |
Ca |
Canticle |
- | Mass/Office | 35 |
CaH |
Canticle, Hispanic rite |
Hispanic | Mass/Office | 16 |
Cap |
Capitulum |
- | Office | 5 |
CaV |
Canticle verse |
- | Mass | 8 |
CFP |
Ad confractionem panis |
Hispanic | Mass | 32 |
CLM |
Clamores (mass) |
Hispanic | Mass | 6 |
CLMO |
Clamores (office) |
Hispanic | Office | 4 |
CLMOV |
Clamores (office) verse |
Hispanic | Office | 1 |
CLMV |
Clamores (mass) verse |
Hispanic | Mass | 1 |
Cm |
Communion |
- | Mass | 361 |
CmR |
Versus ad repetendum for the communion |
- | Mass | 135 |
CmV |
Communion verse |
- | Mass | 688 |
Cn |
Cantio, Cantiones = songs in Latin or vernacular languages, most often occurring in later Medieval and Renaissance liturgical books |
- | Mass | 1 |
Co |
Collect |
- | Mass/Office | 5 |
Cr |
Credo |
- | Mass | 3 |
D |
Dramatic element (used for items of the liturgical drama that are not otherwise rubricked) |
- | Office | 156 |
Gl |
Gloria |
- | Mass | 59 |
Gr |
Gradual |
- | Mass | 243 |
GRC |
Graecus |
Hispanic | Mass | 9 |
GrV |
Gradual verse |
- | Mass | 325 |
H |
Hymn and hymn verse |
- | Office | 1424 |
HV |
Hymn verse |
- | Office | 1879 |
HYMN |
Hymn, Hispanic rite |
Hispanic | Mass | 24 |
I |
Invitatory antiphon |
- | Office | 702 |
In |
Introit |
- | Mass | 356 |
InR |
Versus ad repetendum for the introit |
- | Mass | 241 |
InV |
Introit verse |
- | Mass | 696 |
IP |
Invitatory psalm (when written out and notated) |
- | Office | 6 |
Ite |
Ite missa est |
- | Mass | 1 |
Ky |
Kyrie |
- | Mass | 266 |
L |
Lesson (when written out and notated) |
- | Mass/Office | 215 |
LDMT |
Laudes (matutinum) |
Hispanic | Office | 9 |
LDMTV |
Laudes (matutinum) verse |
Hispanic | Office | 4 |
LDOF |
Laudes (office) |
Hispanic | Office | 6 |
LDOFV |
Laudes (office) verse |
Hispanic | Office | 12 |
LDS |
Laudes (mass) |
Hispanic | Mass | 117 |
LDSV |
Laudes (mass) verse |
Hispanic | Mass | 30 |
Li |
Litany |
- | Mass/Office | 13 |
LiV |
Litany verse |
- | Mass/Office | 16 |
MSR |
Miserationes |
Hispanic | Office | 10 |
MSRV |
Miserationes verse |
Hispanic | Office | 10 |
MT |
Matutinarium |
Hispanic | Office | 53 |
MTV |
Matutinarium verse |
Hispanic | Office | 53 |
Of |
Offertory |
- | Mass | 300 |
OfV |
Offertory verse |
- | Mass | 391 |
PAC |
Ad pacem |
Hispanic | Mass | 7 |
PACV |
Ad pacem verse |
Hispanic | Mass | 9 |
Pc |
Postcommunion |
- | Mass | 5 |
Pn |
Pater noster |
- | Mass | 1 |
Pr |
Prefatio (when written out and notated) |
- | Mass | 20 |
PRCS |
Preces |
Hispanic | Office | 5 |
PRCSV |
Preces verse |
Hispanic | Office | 28 |
PRLG |
Praelegendum |
Hispanic | Mass | 133 |
PRLGV |
Praelegendum verse |
Hispanic | Mass | 110 |
PS |
Psalm |
- | Mass, Office | 183 |
PSLD |
Psallendo |
Hispanic | Office | 31 |
PSLDV |
Psallendo verse |
Hispanic | Office | 3 |
PSLM |
Psalmo |
Hispanic | Mass | 134 |
PSLMV |
Psalmo verse |
Hispanic | Mass | 187 |
R |
Responsory |
- | Office | 5768 |
RS |
Responsory, Hispanic rite |
Hispanic | Mass/Office | 630 |
RSV |
Responsory verse, Hispanic rite |
Hispanic | Mass/Office | 725 |
Sa |
Sanctus |
- | Mass | 252 |
SCR |
Sacrificium |
Hispanic | Mass | 116 |
SCRV |
Sacrificium verse |
Hispanic | Mass | 195 |
Sec |
Secret / Oratio secreta |
- | Mass | 4 |
SNCT |
Ad sanctus |
Hispanic | Mass | 4 |
SNCTV |
Ad sanctus verse |
Hispanic | Mass | 8 |
SNO |
Sono |
Hispanic | Office | 101 |
SNOV |
Sono verse |
Hispanic | Office | 111 |
Sq |
Sequence |
- | Mass | 1876 |
SqV |
Sequence verse |
- | Mass | 40 |
Tc |
Tract |
- | Mass | 144 |
TcV |
Tract verse |
- | Mass | 402 |
Tp |
Trope |
- | Mass/Office | 2337 |
TRN |
Threno |
Hispanic | Mass | 14 |
TRNV |
Threno verse |
Hispanic | Mass | 64 |
V |
Responsory verse |
- | Office | 9289 |
Va |
Varia |
- | Mass/Office | 18 |
VaHW |
Varia within Holy Week |
- | Mass/Office | 19 |
VAR |
Varia, Hispanic rite |
Hispanic | Mass/Office | 42 |
VPR |
Vespertinus |
Hispanic | Office | 65 |
VPRV |
Vespertinus verse |
Hispanic | Office | 85 |
VRS |
Versus, Hispanic rite: 'applied to quite different kinds of pieces in the sources. These include single verses of Scripture not attached to any parent chant as well as more lengthy poetic texts), Randel, Index, xvii. |
Hispanic | Office | 1 |
W |
Versicle |
- | Office | 1015 |
[?] |
Unknown/Ambiguous |
- | Mass, Office | 15 |
[GV] |
Verse of a Mass chant (a generic code used in the earliest Cantus indices) |
- | Mass | 1 |
[G] |
Mass chant (a generic code used in the earliest Cantus indices) |
- | Mass | 15 |
[MO] |
Mass Ordinary (a generic code used in the earliest Cantus indices) |
- | Mass | 7 |
[M] |
Miscellaneous (a generic code used in the earliest Cantus indices) |
- | Office | 333 |
