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• Gregorian chant — is the central tradition of Western plainchant, a form of monophonic liturgical chant of Western Christianity that accompanied the celebration of Mass and other ritual services. This vast repertory of chants is the oldest music known as it is the …   Wikipedia

• Gregorian Chant — • Short description and history, with links to more information Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Gregorian Chant     Gregorian Chant      …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Gregorian — might refer to:*Gregorian calendar *Gregorian chant *Gregorian reform *Gregorian (band) *Gregorian University, Rome *Brotherhood of Saint Gregory *Gregorian telescope *The Armenian Apostolic Church is sometimes called the Gregorian Church… …   Wikipedia

• Chant —    Vocal music of religious rites the world over. Chant connotes the sacred more consistently than any other kind of music. Although certain traditions may not hold to all of them, common characteristics of chant include: texts drawn from ancient …   Historical dictionary of sacred music

• chant — chantable, adj. chantingly, adv. /chant, chahnt/, n. 1. a short, simple melody, esp. one characterized by single notes to which an indefinite number of syllables are intoned, used in singing psalms, canticles, etc., in church services. 2. a psalm …   Universalium

• Gregorian — Gregorian …   Википедия

• Gregorian Antiphonary —     Gregorian Antiphonary     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Gregorian Antiphonary     It is no longer possible to reconstruct completely a primitive Christian antiphonary; by a careful study of the text, however, we can establish the fact of its… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Gregorian (band) — Gregorian is a German band, headed by Frank Peterson, performing Gregorian chant inspired versions of modern pop and rock songs. Because it features both vocal harmony and instrumental accompaniment, the music cannot be considered true Gregorian… …   Wikipedia

• Gregorian — est un groupe de musique allemand dirigé par Frank Peterson, reprenant de nombreux titres du répertoire populaire moderne (entre autres Depeche Mode, ou Led Zeppelin) mais dont les chanteurs s inspirent de l esthétique du Grégorien. Il s inscrit… …   Wikipédia en Français

• Chant grégorien — Plain chant Neumes Modalité grégorienne …   Wikipédia en Français