41. "Plainsong " was published in 1999 and became a U . S . bestseller. 42. At this time in Anglican and Catholic musical circles, there was a growing interest in plainsong . 43. Chants such as Ave Maris Stella and the Salve Regina emerged and became staples of monastic plainsong . 44. "Plainsong " is the only book resonant enough to connect with a variety of readers. 45. Each line of text is introduced as plainsong before its augmentation in either a choral or instrumental texture. 46. The most recent phenomenon was Kent Haruf, with his understated Colorado elegy, " Plainsong ." 47. "The Feast of Love " bears more than passing similarity to " Plainsong ." 48. The Wandering Jew encounters a returned Christ in Deborah Grabien's 1990 novel " Plainsong ". 49. Music in worship ranges from plainsong to motets from the baroque and classical periods to contemporary and world music. 50. All the Masses are freely composed plainsong paraphrases-which fulfills the requirement of the eradication of secular influences.
