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Christian chant albums (1 C, 3 P) W. Western plainchant (17 P) Pages in category "Christian chants" The following 37 pages are in this category, out of 37 total.
Draw nigh, Thou Orient, Who shalt cheer And comfort by Thine Advent here, And banish far the brooding gloom Of sinful night and endless doom. Rejoice! rejoice! Emmanuel Shall be born for thee, O Israel! Draw nigh, draw nigh, O David's Key, The Heavenly Gate will ope to Thee; Make safe the way that leads on high, And close the path to misery ...
The chant that is now called "Old Roman" comes primarily from a small number of sources, including three graduals and two antiphoners from between 1071 and 1250. Although these are newer than many notated sources from other chant traditions, this chant is called "Old Roman" because it is believed to reflect a Roman oral tradition going back several centuries.
Gregorian chant is the central tradition of Western plainchant, a form of monophonic, unaccompanied sacred song in Latin (and occasionally Greek) of the Roman Catholic Church. Gregorian chant developed mainly in western and central Europe during the 9th and 10th centuries, with later additions and redactions.
Like the Byzantine Rite, the West Syriac Rite uses an eight mode system of chant similar to Byzantine Chant and Gregorian Chant, however, traditionally this was not notated, but rather, the melodies were passed down via oral tradition. The principal hymnal of the Syriac Orthodox Church is the Beth Gazo ("Treasury"); proper hymns for various ...
The time has come for the University of North Carolina to host the Chelsea and Wrexham football clubs at Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill — the first time the two teams will meet for a match since 1984.
The cheer has been a part of the program’s identity for decades and has been a central element of the gameday experience in State College. It goes beyond a handful of football Saturdays in the ...
Gregorian chant is the main tradition of Western plainchant, a form of monophonic liturgical chant of Western Christianity that accompanied the celebration of Mass and other ritual services. This musical form originated in Monastic life, in which singing the 'Divine Service' nine times a day at the proper hours was upheld according to the Rule ...