Learning About Gregorian Chant - Audiobook on CD

Monks of the Abbey
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  • ISBN: 1557252920, 9781557252920
  • Published: 2002
  • Format: Compact disc
  • Publisher: Paraclete Press

An essential introduction to Gregorian chant

Known throughout the world as the leading masters of Gregorian chant, the monks of Solesmes have released Learning about Gregorian Chant.This recording simplifies and clarifies the world of chant for those to whom Gregorian chant is a mystery. The combination of a clearly understood text (read by Sarah Moule) with the fluidly sung examples (sung by the Benedictine monks of Solesmes), convinces the listener that Gregorian chant is open to everyone for enjoyment and prayer. The clear and concise presentation on this recording will make it a valuable resource for educators, musicologists, students of music and those who wish for a basic understanding of chant.

The History of Gregorian Chant

Track 1-Gloria (with ringing of the bells)

Track 2-Ambrosian Gloria

Track 3-Antiphon In mandatis and Psalm 111

Track 4-Psalm 100

Track 5-Psalm 111

The Gregorian Musical Forms Proper of the Mass

Track 6-Introit Nos autem

Track 7-Gradual Concupivit

Track 8-Alleluia Psacha nostrum

Track 9-Offertory Laetentur

Track 10-Communion Psacha nostrum

Ordinary of the Mass

Track 11-Kyrie III

Track 12-Gloria IX

Track 13-Sanctus XVIII

Track 14-Agnus Dei XVIII

Divine Office

Track 15-Antiphon Dixit Dominus and Psalm 109

Track 16-Antiphon Si offers and Magnificat

Track 17-Response Credo

Track 18-Hymn Lucis creator

Conclusion

Track 19-Hymn Salve festa dies

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Monks of the Abbey

The Recorded Legacy of Solesmes Since the refounding of the monastery of St. Peter of Solesmes in 1833 under Dom Prosper Gueranger, this Benedictine monastery on the River Sarthe in western France has set the world standard both for performance of Gregorian chant and the authenticity of the music itself. Commissioned by Pope Pius X to research the role of chant in liturgy and to edit books on chant that reflect this research, Solesmes enjoys an enviable reputation. Its work in liturgical reform and in the current revival of Gregorian chant has been likened to that of the great abbey of Cluny in the Middle Ages. These recordings incorporate new understandings of ancient manuscripts and represent a distillation of nearly 200 years of scholarship in the chant: musical paleography, semiology, and modality. The groundbreaking work by the monks of Solesmes has contributed to today’s resurgence of interest in Gregorian chant as the foundation of Western music. Paraclete Press is proud to be the North American distributor of the recordings of the monks of Solesmes. These recordings have won numerous prestigious international awards, including the Grand Prix du Disque, Deutsche Schallplatten Prize, Diapason d’Or, and the Edison Prize.