Chant Choral Styles Music Christianity
Chant Choral Styles Music Christianity
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.
[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.]
Top: Society: Religion and Spirituality: Christianity: Music: Styles: Choral: Chant
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Gregorian Schola: Chant Resources - [links; studies; history; recordings; organizations] This group is dedicated to the study and performance of Gregorian chant
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Chant Links - [links] to introductions; midi files; organizations; publishers;
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l'Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Solesmes - [English, French] The Abbey of Solesmes: a center for the study of Gregorian Chant.
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Internationalen Gesellschaft für Studien des Gregorianischen Chorals. - [links] (some in German, most in English)
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Renaissance & Baroque Society of Pittsburgh: Early Music - Chant and Plainsong Links
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Worship & Liturgy Links: Chant - [links] hosted by the Evangelical Lutheran Church In Canada
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Classical Net - Basic Repertoire List - Gregorian Chant - Discography.
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Hymns, Dominican Central - RealAudio and MIDI files of various hymns, from the American Central Province of the Dominican Friars.
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Georgian Folk and Sacred Music - History and tradition of Georgian Sacred Music
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Gregorianischer Choral - Gregorian Chant in the Tradition of Monastic Life. Full length article in German.
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Dovesong International -- Plainsong - (recommended introductory recordings for sale; links)
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The Saint Gregory Society - Promotes the Latin Liturgy according to the Tridentine Missal. Articles, links, and sales of recordings.
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Gregorian Plainchant - [recordings; history; bibliography; links] (Dutch/English) with a good introductory discussion
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Splendor - A Gregorian chant CD for sale.
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Unmercenary Sacred Music - Free congregational liturgical music for Orthodox and Catholic communities, using traditional eccelesiastical chant (and mostly adapted from chant.)
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Norbertine Gregorian Chant - Brief historical overview of the liturgical music of the Norbertine Order.
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Viri Galilaei Association - This choir at the Cathedral of Santa Maria, Florence, aims to rediscover the tradition of Gregorian Chant. Details of their CDs and performances.
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Gregorian Chant Bibliography and Links - (from Saint John's Abbey, (Order of St. Benedict) Collegeville, MN USA.)
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Catholic Encyclopedia: Gregorian Chant - An excellent short description and history of Gregorian chant with links to more info.
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In Cena Domini - Chant from the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter - The FSSP and Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary provide training for priests in the ancient Tridentine liturgy for all of North America, and chant is an integral part of their education. They also host workshops on chant for lay people. Site has many mp3 file
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Georgian Web - [hymnology; 1 midi] (hosted by Besiki Sisauri) [the Caucasus republic, not the North American state.]
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Chorus Breviarii - Gregorian Chant Study and Liturgical Prayer Group. Based in San Diego, the group sings in concerts and liturgical functions in the surrounding area.
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Cantus - Index of Gregorian Chants (at the University of Western Ontario)
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Gregorian Association - [history; notation; fonts; links; calendar of events] (London, England)
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University of Limerick: Chant and Ritual Song Resources - Link directory provided by the Chant Performance MA program.
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Gregorian Chant Resources (Princeton University) - Links and articles on the history of Chant music.
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Catholic Encyclopedia: Plain Chant - Description and history of Western plain chant, the precursor to Gregorian chant.
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Paraclete Press - [commercial: recordings; books; scores] Publishing arm of the Community of Jesus, an ecumenical monastic community in the Benedictine tradition.
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Norma Gentile - Gregorian Chant recordings, with a dose of new age mysticism.
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Notitiae Cantus - Newsletter for Gregorian Chant and other Repertoires of Western Chant
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Church Music Association of America - Website of the Church Music Association of America. Lists officers, publications,educational events including Gregorian chant instruction classes.
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