It is a vocal music, which means that it is sung a capella without accompaniment of instruments. It is sung to the unison —only one note simultaneously— which means that all the singers enliven the same melody. This way of singing is named Monody.
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The repertoire of chants for the Divine Office consists of: 1  The singing of the psalms. 2  Simple recitatives —cantillatio— of readings and prayers. 3  Antiphons of invitatorio. 4  Hymns. 5  Antiphons sung before and after the psalms. 6  Responsories. 7  Te Deum. 8  Chants of the Old and of the New Testament (Benedictus, Magnificat, Nunc Dimittis)
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b) The Proprium: It is constituted by pieces that are sung according to the liturgical time or according to the feast that is celebrated. 1  Introit: chant of entrance to initiate the celebration. 2  Gradual, Hallelujah or Tract after the readings. 3  Offertory to accompany the procession of the gifts. 4  Communion.
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It is a vocal music, which means that it is sung a capella without accompaniment of instruments. 1  It is sung to the unison —only one note simultaneously— which means that all the singers enliven the same melody. This way of singing is named Monody.
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Alternation between a cantor chanting psalm verses and a choir singing a refrain is called: responsorial psalmody. Which instrument is an ancestor of the modern oboe?
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Nevertheless, bearing in mind that both men and women and children must have equal opportunity to take part in the Liturgy, they recommend that in order to follow this principle of Monody, the chant be interpreted in alternating form. It is sung with free rhythm, according to the development of the literary text and not by measured schemes, as might be those of a march, a dance, a symphony (see the section in which the Rhythm is treated detailedly).
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CHARACTERISTICS OF GREGORIAN CHANT. From its birth, the Christian music was a sung prayer, which had to be realized not in a purely material way, but with devotion, or as Saint Paul was saying: singing to God in your heart. Text is the reason for being of Gregorian Chant.
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characteristics of gregorian chant From its birth, the Christian music was a sung prayer, which had to be realized not in a purely material way, but with devotion, or as Saint Paul was saying: singing to God in your heart.
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Marks written above the text to indicate the relative contour of the melody are called:
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chant which is sung by alternating groups is called
Sung by alternating groups is called Responsorial Psalmody. 