Directory of Chant Resources

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Chant was THE music of worship for Jews and Christians until after 1500; it remains the "normative" music of the Catholic and Orthodox churches, is sometimes used by Anglicans and Presbyterians, and is a source for many modern hymn tunes. Unlike hymns (and almost all other music heard in the modern Western world), Chant rhythm is not based on regular meters traceable back to dance forms, but on the rhythm of the words being sung. Chant also retains a notion of harmony fundamentally different from the keys, modulations, and even scales typical of Western art and popular music. [Editor's note: this category primarily includes links to collections of links, as I know very little of the subject. Fortunately, there are several excellent link collections out there. Also, I'd encourage anyone with interest and knowledge of the subject to donate their time to this part of the Open Directory Project.]

Subcategories

• Coptic
• Hildegard of Bingen
• MIDI Files
• Orthodox
• Research

Resources in This Category

• Catholic Encyclopedia: Gregorian Chant

  http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06779a.htm
  An excellent short description and history of Gregorian chant with links to more info.

• Catholic Encyclopedia: Plain Chant

  http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12144a.htm
  Description and history of Western plain chant, the precursor to Gregorian chant.

• Chant Links

  http://comp.uark.edu/~rlee/otherchant.html#other
  [links] to introductions; midi files; organizations; publishers;

• Church Music Association of America

  http://www.musicasacra.com/
  Website of the Church Music Association of America. Lists officers, publications,educational events including Gregorian chant instruction classes.

• Classical Net - Basic Repertoire List - Gregorian Chant

  http://www.classical.net/music/comp.lst/chant.html
  Discography.

• Dovesong International -- Plainsong

  http://www.dovesong.com/positive_music/archives/plainsong/newbie.asp
  (recommended introductory recordings for sale; links)

• Georgian Folk and Sacred Music

  http://www.angelfire.com/ga/Georgian/music2.html
  History and tradition of Georgian Sacred Music

• Georgian Web

  http://www.georgianweb.com/
  [hymnology, 1 midi] (hosted by Besiki Sisauri) [the Caucasus republic, not the North American state.]

• Gregorian Association

  http://www.beaufort.demon.co.uk/chant.htm
  [history; notation; fonts; links; calendar of events] (London, England)

• Gregorian Chant Bibliography and Links

  http://www.osb.org/gen/topics/chantbib.html
  (from Saint John's Abbey, (Order of St. Benedict) Collegeville, MN USA.)

• Gregorian Schola: Chant Resources

  http://comp.uark.edu/~rlee/chant.html
  [links; studies; history; recordings; organizations] This group is dedicated to the study and performance of Gregorian chant

• Gregorianischer Choral

  http://www.stefanbucher.net/gregorianik/
  Gregorian Chant in the Tradition of Monastic Life. Full length article in German.

• Norma Gentile

  http://www.healingchants.com/
  Gregorian Chant recordings, with a dose of new age mysticism.

• Paraclete Press

  http://www.paracletepress.com/
  [commercial: recordings; books; scores] Publishing arm of the Community of Jesus, an ecumenical monastic community in the Benedictine tradition.

• Saint Peter's Abbey of Solemes

  http://www.solesmes.com/
  [English, French, Spanish] A center for the study of Gregorian Chant. Information about retreats, and a virtual tour.

• Unmercenary Sacred Music

  http://www.unmercenary.com/index.html
  Free congregational liturgical music for Orthodox and Catholic communities, using traditional eccelesiastical chant (and mostly adapted from chant.)

• Viri Galilaei Association

  http://xoomer.virgilio.it/icanest/principale_e.html
  This choir at the Cathedral of Santa Maria, Florence, aims to rediscover the tradition of Gregorian Chant. Details of their CDs and performances.

• Worship & Liturgy Links: Chant

  http://www.worship.ca/sec7.html#chant
  [links] hosted by the Evangelical Lutheran Church In Canada

Related Categories

• Home > Arts > Music > Styles > C > Choral
• Home > Arts > Music > Styles > E > Early Music
• Home > Society > Religion and Spirituality > Christianity > Denominations > Catholicism > Music

 

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