Chants Ambrosiens, Polifonica Ambrosiana – G. Biella, cond.; Vox DL 343, LP, mono, 3 record Box set, w/ booklet.

Media VG+
Box GD- 2 corners broken, edge wear, box is solid
Booklet Mint – pristine, 62pages, Opening description and history in English, French, Italian; Lyrics in Latin; Descriptions of songs in 3 languages

NOTE: Ambrosian chants are slightly different from Gregorian Chants which apparently preceded them. The history is very much tied into political tensions between the Church and the empire. Ambrose was Bishop of Milan, and the Empress was Giustina.  Ambrose defied the Empress and the Basilica was besieged.  These chants emerged in the Basilica during that time. This is all explained in detail in the booklet.

CONTENTS:
Ambrosian Chant

LP-1, SIDE1:
Jerusalem, luce splendida
Hymn: Aeterne rerum conditor
Benedictus es Domine
Antiphon: Non demus somnum
Evangelica Lectio
Responsory: Beatus uterus
Sequentia libri Genesis
Hymn: Te Deum
Antiphon: Cantemus Domino
Gloria in excelsis (Laus Angelorum)
Hymn: Splendor paternae gloriae
Psallenda: Splendor tuus

LP-2, SIDE 2
Lucernarium: Quoniam tu illuminas
Aniphon: Pleni sunt caeli
Hymn: Deus Creator omnium
Responsory: Mane nobiscum
Antiphon: Omnes gentes plaudite
Antiphon: In exitu Israel /Facta esr / Montes exultaverunt
Antiphon: Magnificemus: Magnificat
Responsory: Judica causam meam
Psallenda: Pax in caelo
Regnum tuum, Domine
Benedictus es Domine
Hymn: Lux alma, Christe, mentium
Responsory: Pax multa diligentibus
Antiphon: Salve nos / nunc dimittis
Sequence: Inviolata

LP-3, SIDE 3
Transitorium: Te laudamus, Domine
Antiphon: Asperges me
Hymn: Jam surgit hora tertia
Ingressa: Videns Dominus
Divinae pacis (Praeces Quadrigesima)
Lectio libri Exodi
Responsory: Velum templi scissum est
Alleluia (Halleluia): Dominus Deus meus
Halleluia II
Halleluia (dicta: Francigena)
Lectio Sancti Evangelii
Antiphon: Cantate Domino
Pacem habete – Oratio
Offertory: Resurrexit

LP-3, SIDE 4
Ordinary: Praefatio – Sanctum
Confractorium: Quis est iste
Transitorium: Lutum fecit
Transitorium: Accedite, et edite
Transitorium: Post passionem
Transitorium: Gaude et laetare
Psalmellus: De Profundis clamavi
Antiphon: Usque in vita mea
Responsory: Desiderium meum

LP-2, SIDE 5
Antiphon: Insigne praeconium
Antiphon: Lapides
Antiphon: Sanctificamini
Responsory: Canite in initio
Antiphon: Domine in civitate
Antiphon: Venite omnis creatura … Hodie apparuit
Psallenda: Videntes stellam Magi
Hymn: Agnetis, almae Virginis
Antiphon: Miserere mei
Agnus Dei
Psalmellus: Hosanna … Benedictus
Antiphon: Illi patrifamilias

LP-1, SIDE 6
Psallenda: O crux benedicta
Antiphon: Adoramus crucem tuam
Exultet jam angelica (or Praeconium paschale)
Alleluia (Halleluia): Beati quorum
Christus Dominus resurrexit
Antiphon: Halleluia, noli flere, Maria
Antiphon: Ego sum via
Antiphon: Psallite Deo nostro
Psallentium (of Mariae Assumptae): Hortus conclusus

Performers:
Choir of the Polifonica Ambrosiana
Solo part: Don Giuseppe Salvini & Luciana Ticinelli Fattori
Mons. Giuseppe Biella, cond.

Playing time: 24′ 07″ + 23′ 50″ + 24′ 53″ + 22′ 04″ + 23′ 59″ + 24′ 15″ = 2h 23′ 08″

Recording site and date:
Unknown, Italy [1958 or prior];
Rel.: 1958