List of genres
| Name | Term description | Mass / Office | Rite |
|---|---|---|---|
| A |
Antiphon |
Office | F-Roman |
| ACC |
Ad accedentes |
Mass | Hispanic |
| ACCV |
Ad accedentes verse |
Mass | Hispanic |
| Ag |
Agnus dei |
Mass | F-Roman |
| Al |
Alleluia |
Mass | F-Roman |
| ALL |
Alleluiaticus |
Office | Hispanic |
| ALLV |
Alleluiaticus verse |
Office | Hispanic |
| AlV |
Alleluia verse |
Mass | |
| ANT |
Antiphon |
Office | Hispanic |
| ANTV |
Antiphon verse |
Office | Hispanic |
| AP |
Processional antiphon |
Mass, Office | F-Roman |
| AV |
Antiphon verse |
Office | F-Roman |
| BD |
Benedicamus domino |
Mass, Office | F-Roman |
| BNMT |
Benedictiones (matutinum) |
Office | Hispanic |
| BNMTV |
Benedictiones (matutinum) verse |
Office | Hispanic |
| BNOF |
Benedictiones (office) |
Office | Hispanic |
| BNOFV |
Benedictiones (office) verse |
Office | Hispanic |
| BNS |
Benedictiones (mass) |
Mass | Hispanic |
| BNSV |
Benedictiones (mass) verse |
Mass | Hispanic |
| Ca |
Canticum |
Office | F-Roman |
| CaH |
Canticle |
Office | Hispanic |
| Cap |
Capitulum |
Office | |
| CaV |
Canticle verse |
Office | F-Roman |
| CFP |
Ad confractionem panis |
Mass | |
| CFPV |
Ad confractionem panis verse |
Mass | |
| CLM |
Clamores (mass) |
Mass | |
| CLMO |
Clamores (office) |
Office | |
| CLMOV |
Clamores (office) verse |
Office | |
| CLMV |
Clamores (mass) verse |
Mass | |
| Cm |
Communion |
Mass | |
| CmR |
Versus ad repetendum for the communion |
Mass | |
| CmV |
Communion verse |
Mass | |
| Cr |
Credo |
Mass | |
| D |
Dramatic element (used for items of the liturgical drama that are not otherwise rubricated) |
Office | |
| Gl |
Gloria |
Mass | |
| Gp/Ep |
Gospel/Epistle |
Mass | |
| Gr |
Gradual |
Mass | |
| GRC |
Graecus |
Mass | |
| GRCV |
Graecus verse |
Mass | Hispanic |
| GrV |
Gradual verse |
Mass | |
| H |
Hymn |
Office | |
| HV |
Hymn verse |
Office | |
| HYMN |
Hymn, Hispanic rite |
Office | |
| I |
Invitatory antiphon |
Office | |
| Ig |
Ingressa (for the Beneventan Liturgy) |
Office | |
| Im |
Improperia |
Mass | |
| In |
Introit |
Mass | |
| InV |
Introit verse |
Mass | |
| IP |
Invitatory psalm (when written out and notated) |
Office | |
| Ite |
Ite Missa est |
Mass | |
| Ky |
Kyrie |
Mass | |
| L |
Lesson (when written out and notated) |
Office | |
| LDMT |
Laudes (matutinum) |
Office | |
| LDMTV |
Laudes (matutinum) verse |
Office | |
| LDOF |
Laudes (office) |
Office | |
| LDOFV |
Laudes (office) verse |
Office | |
| LDS |
Laudes (mass) |
Mass | |
| LDSV |
Laudes (mass) verse |
Mass | |
| Li |
Litany |
Office | |
| MSR |
Miserationes |
Office | |
| MSRV |
Miserationes verse |
Office | |
| MT |
Matutinarium |
Office | |
| MTV |
Matutinarium verse |
Office | |
| Of |
Offertory |
Mass | |
| OfV |
Verse for the Offertory |
Mass | |
| PAC |
Ad pacem |
Mass | |
| PACV |
Ad pacem verse |
Mass | |
| Pr |
Prefatio (when written out and notated) |
Mass | |
| PRCS |
Preces |
Office | |
| PRCSV |
Preces verse |
Office | |
| PRLG |
Praelegendum |
Mass | |
| PRLGV |
Praelegendum verse |
Mass | |
| PS |
Psalm |
Office | |
| Psl | |||
| PSLD |
Psallendo |
Office | |
| PSLDV |
Psallendo verse |
Office | |
| PSLM |
Psalmo |
Mass | |
| PSLMV |
Psalmo verse |
Mass | |
| R |
Responsory |
Office | |
| RS |
Responsory, Hispanic rite |
Office | |
| RSV |
Responsory verse, Hispanic rite |
Office | |
| Sa |
Sanctus |
Mass | |
| SCR |
Sacrificium |
Mass | |
| SCRV |
Sacrificium verse |
Mass | |
| SNCT |
Ad sanctus |
Mass | |
| SNCTV |
Ad sanctus verse |
Mass | |
| SNO |
Sono |
Office | |
| SNOV |
Sono verse |
Office | |
| Sq |
Sequence |
Mass | |
| SqV |
Sequence verse |
Mass | |
| Tc |
Tract |
Mass | |
| TcV |
Tract verse |
Mass | |
| Tp |
Trope |
Mass, Office | |
| TRN |
Threno |
Mass | |
| TRNV |
Threno verse |
Mass | |
| V |
Responsory verse, Franco-Roman rite |
Office | |
| Va |
Varia |
Mass, Office | F-Roman |
| VAR |
Varia, Hispanic rite: 'miscellaneous and unidentified pieces from both Mass and Office as well as non-liturgical items' (including a few tropes and sequences), Randel, Index, xvi. |
Mass, Office | |
| VARV |
Varia verse |
Mass, Office | Hispanic |
| VPR |
Vespertinus |
Office | |
| VPRV |
Vespertinus verse |
Office | |
| 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. |
Office | |
| W |
Versicle |
Office | |
| [?] |
Unknown/Ambiguous, Franco-Roman rite. (For unknown or ambiguous pieces in the Hispanic rite use 'VAR') |
Mass, Office |