Chants

Gregorian Chant "This music can be divided into three types, marked by the degree of difficulty. Simple chants allowed the whole congregation to participate, and some could easily reach back before Gregory, perhaps even to the music of the synagogue. "More complex are the antiphons for lauds and vespers. Still, they are not too difficult for a monastic community with members of varying skills. The "O" antiphons for Advent belong to this second group. "Finally, solo cantors or small groups of trained

The cd of chants that were released in the United States in 1994 from the Benedictine monks in Spain received great success and positive feedback from a variety of people. The popularity of these chants may be linked to the background of these chants. Chants such as these can be traced back to the Middle Ages. Gregorian chants, otherwise known as plainchant or plainsong, were often used as sacred music in churches during that era. Chants were sung by monks in the church and their purpose was to repeat

Kyrie Eleison is a Gregorian chant used and developed as early as the sixth century. This popular chant was used in both eastern and western churches, with some “minor differences” according to Pope Gregory the Great. These minor differences mainly refer to how the chant is sung, like how eastern churches singing it at the same time and western churches starting with clergy followed by the congregation. At some point in time, the chant along with its Roman mass, was translated into Latin. Details

Comparing Medieval Chants and 20th Century Rap Medieval chants and Twentieth Century rap are both musical forms that have many similarities and differences. There are many aspects to these two musical forms. These aspects include creation, development and history. In both their purpose and audience, chants and rap can be both similar, but at the same time, completely different. The way that they are performed and set up, or structured, is where the most evident differences occur.

This dissertation examines the Gregorian Chant and its background. The Gregorian Chant is in similar terms church music. It is sung as a single vocal line in free rhythm and a restricted scale. Throughout this dissertation the writer starts by going into detail about the history of the chant and also other background information during this time and ends by giving speculations about the Old Roman Chant. The Gregorian Chant came about as a change to the Roman ecclesiastical song. It was said to be

commemorate the Last Supper. At this church service, the music was the Gregorian Chant. The Gregorian chant is performed in the Latin language, unison voice and accompanied by no instruments which was believed that the text of the song which carried the divine message from God was more important. The music was just to help you get to a spiritual place (Wright, 4-1a). ​ A woman named Hildegard of Bingen wrote a Gregorian chant piece called” O Rubor Sanguinis (O Redness of Blood). As the tenth child of

(Introduction) Kūapakaʻa’s chant, “Hurry, Hurry, Hurry” (Nakuina 51-52) from Moses Nakuinaʻs The Wind Gourd of Laʻamaomao is a chant Kūapakaʻa chants to Keawenuiaʻumi and his men when Keawe was in search for Pākaʻaʻs whereabouts. This chant foreshadows what Kūapakaʻa will bring to them if they donʻt come ashore and how the future will take place if they choose to sail without stopping ashore. Kūle’a Kawakami-Kauweloaʻs drawing, The Wave that Went depicts Keaweʻs canoes being destroyed by any size

In the poem “The Secretary Chant” by Margie Piercy, a woman working as a secretary is depicted as undervalued and unappreciated by her employer. With this poem being written in 1936, the idea of women in the workplace was fairly new. Women were not given equal treatment as employees and were in the beginning stages of their fight for equality. The year the poem was written most certainly plays an integral role in the poem’s tone, structure, diction, and theme. Throughout the poem, it is obvious that

On the 15th of March, I went to the state capitol. Faith in Fresno encouraged people from the community to go with them to Sacramento and lobby. I wanted to lobby because I have never done it before. We went to Sacramento to support SB54 and SB31. SB31 is the California Religious Freedom Act, and SB54 is the California Values Act. We took a bus, and it took about two hours to get to Sacramento. While I was on the bus, I started to see that there were different faces, people from different backgrounds

War in 1337- 1453 and the black death around 1350 which destroy to Europe. 2. Characteristics of Gregorian Chant Gregorian Chant has been the official music for the Roman Catholic for over 1,000 years. Gregorian Chant consists of characteristics of being calm and spiritual. Gregorian Chant melodies signify the church services, setting a mood