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Gregorian chant Liturgical music of the Roman Catholic church consisting of unaccompanied melody sung in unison to Latin words. It is named for Pope Gregory I, who may have contributed to its collection and codification and who was traditio...
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The Gregorian chant? What is the gregorian era? What is the gregorian chant? Who invented gregorian chant? Where did Gregorian Chant originate? When did the Gregorian chant develop? When did the Gregorian Chant come about?
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That "Gregorian" chant was named for and credited to Pope Gregory I (r. 590-604) is an accident of politics and spin doctoring. ... The chant of the Franks is the style that eventually propagated. As a result, what we call Gregorian chant should probably be called Carolingian chant, but the easy way out is simply to use...
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www.medieval.org/emfaq/misc/gregorian.html
www.medieval.org/emfaq/misc/gregorian.html
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Some will tell you it was the Tibetan monks, but, its origin is the Dagon religion of the Chaldean's of Ancient Babylon.
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"The Church acknowledges Gregorian chant as specially suited to the Roman Liturgy: therefore, other things being equal, it should be given pride of place in liturgical services". - Second Vatican Council, Sacrosanctum Concilium §116 (1963) ... A few clues however give us a glimpse of from where the chant may have come:
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www.adoremus.org/0604Chant.html
www.adoremus.org/0604Chant.html
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O come, O come, Emmanuel; And ransom captive Israel; That mourns in lonely exile here; Until the Son of God appear; Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel; Shall come to thee, O Israel. O come, Thou Day-star, come and cheer; Our spirits by Thine advent here; ... Return to Gregorian Chant Lyrics pag...
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www.chantcd.com/lyrics/come_emmanuel.htm
www.chantcd.com/lyrics/come_emmanuel.htm
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Come, Holy Ghost, Creator blest, and in our hearts take up Thy rest; come with Thy ... This is a famous Catholic Gregorian chant hymn, actually the Vespers hymn for the feast of Pentecost. This is not to be confused with another of the Church's beautiful chants, Veni Sancte Spiritus, which is the Sequence of Pentecost.
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www.chantcd.com/lyrics/come_holy_ghost.htm
www.chantcd.com/lyrics/come_holy_ghost.htm
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The name Gregorian chant points to Gregory the Great (590-604), to whom a pretty constant tradition ascribes a certain final arrangement of the Romanchant. It is first met in the writings of William of Hirschau, though Leo IV (847-855) already speaks of the cantus St. Gregorii.
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www.newadvent.org/cathen/06779a.htm
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The origins of Gregorian chant are enigmatic. It appears to have its roots in fourth-century Jerusalem. The link with Pope Gregory the Great (590-604) is the byproduct of early spin, ... The 1,700-year-old Gregorian chant might be an idea whose time has come again. In fact, it might be an idea rather hard to kill.
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