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BIGpedia - Gregorianb> chant - Encyclopedia and Dictionary Online

Gregorianb> chant is also known as plainchant or plainsong, and is a form of monophonic, unaccompanied singing, which was developed in the Catholic church, mainly during the period 800-1000.
Many hear Gregorianb> chant and think of it as a very simplified version of modern music (partially due to the fact that it is usually accompanied surprisingly fittingly by an organ playing chord progressions popular in modern music along with the chanted melody).
Since Gregorianb> chant is remarkably uniform in geographically very distant regions, and this unification happened in a rather short time, most likely around 800, the bulk of evidence suggests that a major effort at making the repertory consistent happened at this time.

http://www.bigpedia.com/encyclopedia/Gregorian_Chant



Gregorianb> Chant: A Barometer of Religious Fervor

Gregorianb> Chant has been for centuries the official chant of the Catholic Church.
In fact, it does not seem too much to say that the status of the Gregorianb> Chant during the centuries may be considered a barometer indicating the state of religious fervor in the Catholic Church at the time.
That Gregorianb> Chant is really the ideal form of liturgical musical expression has been admitted by some of the finest musical minds.

http://www.unavoce.org/chantbar.htm



Ratio Studiorum

Gregorianb> chant is one of the many traditions of liturgical song that developed in the Christian church during the medieval period, and undoubtedly the most renowned (though few people really know it well) of the chant traditions that are still in use today.
This type of notation first appears in manuscripts of the ninth century, but only from the tenth century do we have complete copies of the Gregorianb> and Byzantine chant repertories in which the texts are fully neumated.
Despite the over-enthusiastic claims of some, Gregorianb> chant as we know it has little in common with the chant that is heard in synagogues today or that can be recovered historically by scholars.

http://www.music.princeton.edu/chant_html/what.html



Gregorianb> Association

The Gregorianb> Association was founded in 1870 (as The London Gregorianb> Choral Association) to promote the singing of Gregorianb> Chant to English texts, and to overcome the prejudice which existed against doing so.
Gregorianb> Chant was essentially a variant of the Roman chant, a foreign import subjected to local variation.
At the same, the Gregorianb> Association was founded in England, which promoted the use in the Church of England of chant books in English with a similar musical style, especially Thomas Helmore's The Psalter Noted and The Hymnal Noted, by the same author with translations by J. Neale (of "Good King Wenceslas" fame).

http://www.beaufort.demon.co.uk/chant.htm



Gregorianb> chant - definition of Gregorianb> chant in Encyclopedia

Gregorianb> chant is also known as plainchant or plainsong, and is a form of monophonic, unaccompanied singing, which was developed in the Catholic church, mainly during the period 800-1000.
Chant is commonly written on a staff similar to the modern 5-line-4-space staff, but the Gregorianb> staff has 4 lines and 3 spaces.
Chant allows only one accidental on Ti (equivalent to Bb, but the actual pitch is variable) which adds complication to the 8 modes.

http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/Gregorian_chant (1402 words)



Gregorianb> chant on the net

In reaction to the suppression of gregorianb> chant by the Second Vatican Council in favour of hymns in the native (Dutch) language, the choir of the St. Luke parish in Tilburg established a schola in 1969.
The Stamford Schola Gregoriana is a non-profit organization which works to promote Gregorianb> chant and choral polyphony of the 16th Century, and is also the name of the schola of male singers which sings regularly at the Church of St. John the Evangelist in Stamford, CT. Founded in 2001 by Scott Turkington.
A site on gregorianb> chant, written at the occasion of the Holy Year, containing a number of examples compiled by Solesmes monks.

http://www.schuyesmans.be/gregoriaans/EN/ENnet.htm (1402 words)



Gregorianb> Schola

states that "the Church acknowledges Gregorianb> chant as specially suited to the Roman liturgy; therefore, other things being equal, it should be given pride of place in liturgical services." (sec.
Gregorianb> chant was for centuries the music of the Roman Catholic Church.
While Christian chanting developed from Hebrew chants, Gregorianb> chant, as we know it today, is the most notable contribution of the Catholic church to the musical tradition of the west.

http://comp.uark.edu/~rlee/chant.html (1402 words)



Canticum Novum Choir

Without doubt, Gregorianb> Chant was written for use in the Liturgy of the Church.
The chorus interprets this Gregorianb> chant, named for Pope Saint Gregory the Great, using the notation of the 11th century that consists of neumes or groups of notes arranged on staves of four lines.
It recognizes the rhythmic technique of the Abbey of Saint Peter of Solesmes, the institution to which Pope Saint Pius X entrusted the restoration of chant for the liturgy (1903).

http://interletras.com/canticum/Eng/Canticum_ENG.htm (1402 words)



DoveSong.com -- Plainsong

Gregorianb> chant is the liturgical music that was sung in the Roman Catholic Church from the fifth or sixth centuries until the Second Vatican Council of 1962 - 1965 when it was removed from the church!
Gregorianb> chant was named for St. Gregory the Great who was pope from 690 to 604.
Polyphonic music was largely based on the melodies of Gregorianb> chant and compositions in the polyphonic style often replaced the original Gregorianb> compositions in services, while retaining the same words (as these were a part of the liturgy).

http://www.dovesong.com/positive_music/archives/plainsong/about_plainsong.asp (1402 words)



Assumption Schola Gregoriana: Traditional Chant for Today's Worship!

Lamothe also teaches Gregorianb> chant to undergraduates at Assumption and under his direction, chants are often part of the tour programs of the Assumption College Chorale.
The choir will be made up of lay or religious men and women who volunteer their time to learn and perform Gregorianb> chant.
Vatican Council II stated in the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy that The treasure of sacred music is to be preserved and fostered with great care. (SC 114) and that the Church acknowledges Gregorianb> chant as specially suited to the Roman liturgy. (SC 116).

http://geocities.com/assumptionschola (1402 words)



Mystical-WWW : Gregorianb> Chant

Taken from 'Gregorianb> Chant', a recording of 'The Monastic Choir of the Abbey of St. Pierre de Solesmes', adapted from the note by Robert Hartford, Double CD MUCD9516, 1996 Start Entertainments Ltd, London.
'Gregorianb> Chant can be traced in documents as far back as the 11th-century and, on oral tradition, some 300 years earlier.
'The greater part of what is known as Gregorianb> Chant has been in use since as least the 8th century, whereas the chants with standard texts such as the Kyrie (and 'Ordinaries') of the Mass were most likely developed during the 10th century and later.

http://www.mystical-www.co.uk/gregor.htm (1402 words)



Chant - MSN Encarta

It is now called Gregorianb> chant after Pope Gregory I, known as the Great, who was active in collecting Roman chants, having them assigned specific places within the liturgy, and seeing that they were adopted by churches in other cities and countries.
Chant texts can be either sacred or secular, but the term usually refers to sacred liturgical music.
In Spain, until about the 11th century, there was a chant repertory called Mozarabic chant, named after the Mozarab Christians who lived in Arab-dominated Spain during the Middle Ages.

http://uk.encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761558300/Chant.html (474 words)



Gregorianb> Schola

states that "the Church acknowledges Gregorianb> chant as specially suited to the Roman liturgy; therefore, other things being equal, it should be given pride of place in liturgical services." (sec.
Joseph Catholic Church, Fayetteville, Arkansas, seek to discover the unique artistic, spiritual and theological qualities of Gregorianb> music.
While Christian chanting developed from Hebrew chants, Gregorianb> chant, as we know it today, is the most notable contribution of the Catholic church to the musical tradition of the west.

http://comp.uark.edu/~rlee/chant.html (678 words)



Canto Gregoriano and Frock Rock: EMI and the Popularisation of Gregorianb> Chant

With Gregorianb> chant, the concept of pure spiritual fulfilment in an ancient tradition of simplified beauty is easily understood within this context.
Gregorianb> chant is the original mystical minimalism, with its spare, repetitious, mesmerising settings of liturgical texts, but it is subtler and, in its understated way, perhaps ultimately more powerful.
While they accepted that Gregorianb> chant itself is within the public domain, they believed that their arrangements and direction played a vital role in the recordings’ success.

http://www.musicjournal.org/01gregorian.html (678 words)



Gregorianb> Chant: Archaic Relic or Relevant Revelation? Article

Perhaps we should take a closer look at the ancient traditions of our church, such as the practice of Gregorianb> chant, in order to experience God's perfection more fully in body, mind and spirit.
According to Dr. Tomatis, Gregorianb> chant may be the most potent sound to promote strength and vitality.
This chant, written in rhymed accentual rhythm by St. Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274); is considered the most beautiful of Aquinas' hymns and one of the great seven hymns of the Church.

http://chant.freeservers.com (678 words)



Chant Links

Cantores in Ecclesia: boys, girls and adults who specialize in Gregorianb> chant and sacred polyphony which is performed liturgically every Saturday evening for the solemn Latin Mass in St. Patrick Church in Northwest Portland.
The official page of the Monks of Solesmes, who were almost "single-handedly" responsible for restoring Gregorianb> chant (although in north their books are available through
Gregorianb> Chant for the Church Year: Resurrexi, Easter, Choralschola der Wiener Hofburgkapelle -->

http://comp.uark.edu/~rlee/otherchant.html (678 words)



OSB. Gen. Topics. Gregorianb> Chant Bibliography and Websites.

Title: Gregorianb> chant experience / sing and meditate with Noirin Ni Riain ; scribe, Kevin Healy ; overture, by Sinead O Connor ; foreword, by Austin Flannery ; chant and prayer, by PLacid [sic] Murray.
Subject: Chants (Plain, Gregorianb>, etc.) Subject: Mass (Music) Subject: Church music--Catholic Church.
Subject: Chants (Plain, Gregorianb>, etc.) Subject: Tropes (Music) Location: SCORE M2149.2.H9 L4 1983 Author: Catholic Church.

http://www.osb.org/gen/topics/chantbib.html (678 words)



Amazon.com: Chant: Music: Gregorianb> Chant,The Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos

The Gregorianb> chant is a 1500-year-old a capella harmony of male voices that transforms any space into a cathedral-like, spiritual sanctuary.
Of course, gregorianb> chant records had been around before, but they had not sold so well.
Amazon.com: Chant: Music: Gregorianb> Chant,The Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000002SKX?v=glance (941 words)



Gregorianb> Chant CD's

Gregorianb> chant for each of the liturgies of the Bishops, The Doctors of the Church and The Saint of the Church.
This CD brings together for the first time 2 radically different spiritual expressions, Gregorianb> Chant and the devotional prayer of the rosary.
The chants on this CD are among the most useful and accessible in Gregorianb> repertory, and all of them are most appropriate for today's liturgy.

http://www.inhisname.com/MusicSection/Chant.htm (403 words)



Gregorianb> Association

These were used for early performances by the London Gregorianb> Choral Association in S. Paul's Cathedral (1877) where the chant was accompanied, in the pre-Solesmes manner, by a variety of instruments.
However, the performance of Anglican Chant continued to be influenced by the same rhythmic performance style until the twentieth century, when equalist rhythm was adopted in the wake of the influence of the monks of Solesmes.
The Association is now 130 years old; during this time it has sung and taught the chant as a living witness to the enduring value and beauty of the "true music of the church".

http://www.beaufort.demon.co.uk/chant.htm (3975 words)



Chant Links

Cantores in Ecclesia: boys, girls and adults who specialize in Gregorianb> chant and sacred polyphony which is performed liturgically every Saturday evening for the solemn Latin Mass in St. Patrick Church in Northwest Portland.
The official page of the Monks of Solesmes, who were almost "single-handedly" responsible for restoring Gregorianb> chant (although in North American their books are available through
Gregorianb> Chant for the Church Year: Resurrexi, Easter, Choralschola der Wiener Hofburgkapelle -->

http://comp.uark.edu/~rlee/otherchant.html (1896 words)



Gregorianb> Chant: Archaic Relic or Relevant Revelation? Feedback

He is passionately trying to educate and enlighten this community to the joys of Gregorianb> Chant.
The neatest thing that I wanted to share with you is that I am a United Methodist and Gregorianb> Chant is (obviously) not as 'big' with the Protestant's as it is with the Catholic's but I really love the fact that this is one of the things that our very different denominations have in common.
And as far as finding the chant, you'd have to consult the chant books, Liber Usualis, etc. I'm sure it would probably be much easier contacting the music director at the church you heard it at and directly asking him or her.

http://chant.freeservers.com/feedback.html (3974 words)



Chant

The music which we use is largely derived from the tradition of Gregorianb> Chant.
We have adapted many of the Gregorianb> melodies to fit the English language, although we do retain many of the chants with the original Latin texts.
The prayer services are for the most part made up of the psalms from the Bible, which are chanted according to ancient tradition.

http://www.christdesert.org/noframes/chant/chant.html (176 words)



Catherine Braslavsky and Joseph Rowe - Natural Chant and Rhythm

Inspired by Gregorianb> Chant, and by sacred musics from Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, African, and other ancient traditions.
any are unaware of the fact that the true oral tradition of Gregorianb> Chant, passed directly from master to student, was irretrievably lost several centuries ago.
Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that the Gregorianb> chant is inseparable from the deepest roots of Western music, occurring right at that mysterious juncture before the distinction between "Eastern" and "Western" began to emerge with the advent of harmony and polyphony.

http://www.naturalchant.com (927 words)



Chant -- Buddhist Christian Muslim and Hindu chant -- Beliefnet.com

A selection of Gregorianb> and Byzantine chants for the Feast of the Nativity.
Chant -- Buddhist Christian Muslim and Hindu chant -- Beliefnet.com
As an ecstatic experience, a way of life or a mode of prayer, chant connects believers to the power of the divine.

http://www.beliefnet.com/story/81/story_8171_1.html (223 words)



Chant

Gregorianb> Chant focuses on one of the most beautiful and universally appealing aspects of traditional Christian faith, an art form upon which all the later, more elaborate music of Western civilization was built.
Gregorianb> Chant also features interviews with academic and religious leaders who examine the historical, cultural and religious significance of chant.
Gregorianb> Chant: Songs Of The Spirit allows viewers to escape, however briefly, the frenetic milieu of the 20th century and enter the contemplative serenity of cloistered medieval monasteries.

http://www.whyy.org/CHANT.HTML (508 words)



Stamford Schola Gregoriana

This year's project for the Stamford Schola Gregoriana is the Gregorianb> Chant Symposium commemorating the 1400th Anniversary of the death of Pope St. Gregory the Great, to be held March 12, 13 & 14, 2004, at the Church of St. John the Evangelist in Stamford, CT.
The symposium is jointly sponsored by The Church of St. John the Evangelist (in celebration of the 150th anniversary of the founding of the parish), The Centre for Ward Method Studies at the Catholic University of America, and The Church Music Association of America.

http://www.stamfordschola.org (508 words)



Catholic Pages Directory: » Mass & Liturgy » SACRED MUSIC

Gregorianb> chant cannot be fully understood as a mere art form; in its pure form it is rather an approach to prayer.
Una Voce Organization promoting the Latin Tridentine Mass, Gregorianb> Chant, Sacred Polyphony: articles, links, contact info.
Learning the Discipline of Chant This article by Patrick Cunningham argues for the reclaiming of Gregorianb> chant by the Church before it is completely appropriated by the New Age.

http://www.catholic-pages.com/dir/music.asp (508 words)



Liturgica.com :: liturgical music, books and gifts - all major chant forms including Jewish, Byzantine, Gregorianb>, Baroque and Renaissance Sacred

Books and religious music are available in a variety of categories, including Byzantine chant, Gregorianb> chant, Old Roman chant, Russian chant, Ambrosian chant, Mozarabic chant, Cistercian chant, Jewish chant, Armenian chant, Coptic chant, Bulgarian chant, Rumanian chant, Medieval sacred music, and Renaissance sacred music.
Liturgica.com :: liturgical music, books and gifts - all major chant forms including Jewish, Byzantine, Gregorianb>, Baroque and Renaissance Sacred
Chants for the Patronal Day Celebration of the Archangel: Byzantine chant in Romanian Orthodox tradition.

http://www.liturgica.com (274 words)



Chant Discography

Gregorianb> Chant is thought to be the 8th-9th century Frankish (in modern terms, French and German) version of the Roman chant.
It is the monks of Solesmes who have provided the official chant books of the Catholic Church throughout the twentienth century.
The centre from which modern theories of mediæval chant performance have emanated is undoubtedly the Abbey of Solesmes in France.

http://www.beaufort.demon.co.uk/disco.htm (1147 words)

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