For questions related to the typically Medieval practice of plainchant, including but not limited to Gregorian and Byzantine chant.
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Is the Baroque Schleifer, slide, or glissando symbol evolved from the Gregorian chant quilisma?
I posted this question on Wikipedia a year ago, with no answers. These two musical signs look eerily similar.
The Baroque Schleifer or slide (see Wikipedia page):
The quilisma in Gregorian chant (see French Wikipedia page):
Coincidentally,…
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Meaning of Capitalization on The Notation of Gregorian Psalm Tone Endings
As you know, most Gregorian Psalm Tones have alternative endings. For example, Tone I has 10 possible endings.
The endings are denoted by a letter and a number. I understand (correct me if I am wrong) that the letter itself indicates the degree…
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Chants in Renaissance vocal music
In notice that in some vocal works composed during the Renaissance, especially masses, long chunks of music (sometimes the whole piece) are preceded by a monophonic, often short chant which is sometimes written on a stave completely separate from…
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Do any undergraduate theory textbooks explain Gregorian chant notation?
When it comes to common-practice notation, basically every college theory textbook explains all of the basics. But I don't know of any undergraduate theory textbook that includes a discussion of chant notation; are there any? And if so, what are…
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Database of Latin Church Music
Wondering if there is an online (and free or open source) database/collection of Latin Church music. By that I mean, Gregorian Chant type stuff like this, other monophonic chanting (stuff from 1000-1500CE), or even modern liturgical stuff like the…
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How do you insert this symbol |0| using finale v 26?
What does this symbol mean |O| ?
It appears in notation for a chanted psalm.
Is there a way to insert this symbol using Finale v 26?
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Why does the V-I cadence sound tonal rather than modal?
I have heard that the V-I cadence is to be avoided when playing chant accompaniment: e.g., Gregorian chant.
It seems to me that the leading tone going to the tonic makes it sound like a tonal cadence rather than a modal cadence. Tonal music is based…
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What was the purpose of Jean Adam Guilain's Organ Suites?
I'm looking for context for these pieces, as I am about to play the Suite of the Second Tone in recital. Guilain wrote these Suites, and whenever I hear recordings of them, each movement begins with a chant which is not in the score. For example:…
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Gregorian Chant vocal technique
What are the following vocal techniques?
on the word Quantus at 0:17
on the word mi-rum at 0:36
on the word mundus at 1:30
on the word ju-dex at 3:14
on the word Et at 3:59
on the word O-ro at 3:12
on the word dona at 6:10.
I asked this…
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