The chant anthology Cantus varii from 1928 is now available for download from the CMAA web site. 469 pages.
The book's full title is Cantus varii ad Benedictionem SS. Sacramenti, and that indicates the main content of the volume: hymns, litanies, antiphons, often with more than one melody to choose from, suitable for use as part of the rite of Benediction or for devotional use before or afterward.
Besides Eucharistic and Marian chants, the book contains seasonal and sanctoral chants, and an appendix of 130 pages with chants for the Forty Hours Devotion, prayers for various intentions, and excerpts from the Office.
Maybe someone with more experience can explain for my benefit how that last item was used. The book contains all the Invitatory antiphons for the year (seasonal and sanctoral) and the Invitatory psalm tones for use in the morning prayers of the Church; but only that: not the psalms and readings one would need for the Office. Similarly, there are over 30 pages of hymns and Magnificat antiphons for Vespers, taken from the Commons, but only that.
The scanned PDF is available in two formats: a higher-quality version at
http://media.musicasacra.com/books/cantus-varii.pdf
I've added PDF bookmarks to this file for the convenience of readers.
We also have a lower-quality but more compact version at
http://media.musicasacra.com/books/cantus-varii-compact.pdf
Both files are listed on the CMAA web site, at the "Resource lists" page, along with many other downloadable resources.
The book's full title is Cantus varii ad Benedictionem SS. Sacramenti, and that indicates the main content of the volume: hymns, litanies, antiphons, often with more than one melody to choose from, suitable for use as part of the rite of Benediction or for devotional use before or afterward.
Besides Eucharistic and Marian chants, the book contains seasonal and sanctoral chants, and an appendix of 130 pages with chants for the Forty Hours Devotion, prayers for various intentions, and excerpts from the Office.
Maybe someone with more experience can explain for my benefit how that last item was used. The book contains all the Invitatory antiphons for the year (seasonal and sanctoral) and the Invitatory psalm tones for use in the morning prayers of the Church; but only that: not the psalms and readings one would need for the Office. Similarly, there are over 30 pages of hymns and Magnificat antiphons for Vespers, taken from the Commons, but only that.
The scanned PDF is available in two formats: a higher-quality version at
http://media.musicasacra.com/books/cantus-varii.pdf
I've added PDF bookmarks to this file for the convenience of readers.
We also have a lower-quality but more compact version at
http://media.musicasacra.com/books/cantus-varii-compact.pdf
Both files are listed on the CMAA web site, at the "Resource lists" page, along with many other downloadable resources.