[Pyro7480]

Viva il Papa!

[Pyro7480]

Catholic ping!

[wideawake]

When my uncle died he left me a pristine 1954 Liber Usualis.

it's one of my most prized possessions.

[maine-iac7]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/west_yorkshire/3238906.stm

turkeys like it too

[NYer]

From Rome to Metz

Gregorian chant is the oldest form of music still in use in Western Europe. But it did not just appear out of the blue. The christian sacred music has its roots in Jewish, Greek and Latin liturgical music. When the early church was free to come out of the catacombs after Emperor Constantine had granted them religious freedom in 313, this had serious consequences for the forms of worship. The Christian church was declared state church of the Roman Empire in 391, and professional singers made sure the religious melodies spread throughout the new church. By the 5th-6th century, an oral tradition had been built up in autonomous liturgical areas. Thus for instance the Roman tradition as opposed to the Beneventan or Ambrosian systems. Other examples are the Gallican, Celtic and Mozarabic rites. Pope Gregory I (590-604) brought unity in the texts that were used throughout the empire. He did not touch the melodies, but nevertheless his name will always be linked to the music.
KB Brussel, Ms.9916-7-f.1 v.

Roots of Gregorian Chant

[GOPmember]

FYI:

Gregorian chant radio here.

Direct link to streaming audio feed from site above.

[Salvation]

BTTT!

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

No thread referencing Gregorian chant should go by without this old chestnut:

There is a monastery near the Aspen, Colorado resort called Snowmass.

All the monks have taken a vow of silence. They rarely speak. Each day begins with morning worship. The service starts when the head abbot comes in and chants, 'Good morning.'

The monks chant in reply, 'Good morning.'

They say not another word until evening vespers, when the head abbot comes in and chants, 'Good evening.'

The monks all reply in unison, 'Good evening.'

Not another word is spoken until the next morning. Several years ago one of the monks decided he had to break up the boredom of this routine. The next morning when the head abbot chanted, 'Good morning,' all the other monks responded, 'Good morning', except the one bored monk who, hiding his identity from the other monks, chanted, 'Good evening.'

Quickly, the head abbot sang in reply: 'Some-one chanted evening. He must be a stranger.'

[SunkenCiv]

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[zeugma]

Anonymous 4 have been doing this for years. Awesome group of young ladies, that one.