What is Gregorian Chant? (English Audio, Brazilian Portuguese subtitles available)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ก.พ. 2016
- This video explains what Gregorian chant is, exploring its origins, importance, and general characteristics.
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Any grade 9 students in here that came from online classes?
nah, im here for college lol
Me
Me lmao
modules saken HAHHHAA
I'm only grade 7 and we are doing this ;-;
Anyone got this for school work
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Yes
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Need to make a chant grrrr
To me, Gregorian Chanting will always sound like the voices of angels.
Thanks
no wonder; we're all tricked by religious leaders to associate these chants to divine beings, while only people will create and perform them.
@@variusabin4978 Calm down, dude.
Characteristic 1: It is in Latin Characteristic 2: It doesn't have metered rhythm. Characteristic 3: It evokes a religious mood and evokes religious worship Characteristic 4: It moves, usually with stepwise motion. Characteristic 5: It is monophonic. Characteristic 6: Uses eight scales known as "church modes."
I actually came here to review for my exams tomorrow and since I'm very paranoid that this would be included in the exams but I am actually amazed how ppl were able to make such music and evolved over the years. Thank you for the lesson sir, it was very educational and easy to understand especially from someone who had just learned abt this in school.
I listen to Gregorian Chant every Sunday at the Tridentine Mass.
Marc J yeah let's hear it for JESUS.
I don't do Tridentine mass much anymore, I'm an organist so I'm needed elsewhere. But I feel like a lot more people would be inspired to be close to God if they saw the rich Church history, alive and evolving.
Me too
Marc J whoa, hey, fellow tradcats! Good to see y’all out in the wild
Ayyy trad gang
Marc J yo también bro
Y’all might’ve come here because of curiosity or sum’n, I’m here from my online classes
Ian Delos Reyes same
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If you ever played Halo, the opening theme is a Gregorian Chant
Do you have an idea on what type of chant it could be ?
It's actually surprisingly Gregorianesque. Same with Zelda's Temple of Time.
1) Halo theme is in E-Dorian, which is Gregorian Mode 1, based on the Re.
2) The "A3 G3 F#3 E3" (SOL FA MI RE) at the end of the first figure is a common cadence in psalm tone 1 and in the Old Roman mode 1 antiphons.
3) The "D4 C#4 A3 C#4 B3" (do ti SOL ti la) in the second figure, with the skips from C# to A (from ti to SOL), are characteristic of Gregorian figures. So is the "B2 D3 E3" (LA DO RE) that opens the third figure.
4) If the beginning of the third figure "D3 E3 G3 A3 F#3" (DO RE FA SOL MI) had a passing note between E3 and G3, the figure would match exactly part of a common pre-cadence in the Gregorian Mode 1 introit antiphon chants.
5) The ending "G3 F#3 E3 F#3 D3 E3" (FA MI RE MI DO RE), if it had the last two notes swapped, would be identical to the mediant cadence of the Plagal Mode 1 (Mode 2) Great Responsories.
Or it could just be a coincidence ...
Still nice chant though
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Malik Jardine it’s not acrually very surprising, the composer Martin O Donald was part of a Gregorian Choir, and he attributes the sound very directly to Gregorian chants
What makes me really appreciate gregorian chant are the modes! They certainly give off a different character or flavour to set the mood
I dind know that Get lucky and Uptown Funk are modal music. I dont know if you know Bjork but the majority of her music is write in modes and some are atonal. Her music is very good to learn about musical concepts. (she even make an album to teach music)
Augusto can you refer to me where you got the info of her music being in modes or atonal?or tell me what songs you speak about?
The music "dark matter" is atonal. Actually it have a combination of differents musical scales. The music "solstice" is in dorian mode. "an echo, a stain" i think is in diminished scale. "Possibly Maybe" is partially in lydian. Exist a lot of analysis and study of her music.
They are not just about "moods", but states of being. The Greek system was very similar to the one used in Indian music, where a "raga" was intended to evoke a specific state of being which was then given a specific religious significance. Same applies to Gregorian Chant. The major and minor modes we use in modern music narrows the range of the music to a "human" level only, where as the other modes were capable of evoking stakes of being of a more transcendent or esoteric character.
And that is why Gregorian Chant will never NOT sound religious, and why music which relies on other modes besides major and minor suddenly acquires a kind of mystical quality.
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It is the music of angels. I listen to it every Sunday at High Mass. I am 26 and it actually makes me want to go to Mass. Listen to "Deum Verum" - it rends the soul to the very core.
I set up a hidden boom box with a Gregorian chant DVD playing on Halloween. It creeps people out every year!
Dylan Theh Awesome My friend and I actually sang this very chant (Dies Irae) on Halloween night at his house
Very nice video. My students, who are of African decent enjoyed it. Thanks for making it interesting.
Archibald Simms Armenia was the first country to except Christianity as it main religion. The name Grigor is Armenian. Grigorian or Grigoryan is an Armenian last name. The writing in the old book you showed was Armenian. This asshole is skipping the beginning, the Armenian history tied to the Grigorian chant.
Thank you so much! I am studying for my music history exam at uni, and this helped me to understand the immense importance of this seemingly-boring period of music.
Glad the video helped! Music will always be subjective, so what we find boring will always change. Learning more about a type of music really helps to at least appreciate it more regardless of how much one likes it. I often find myself liking some music better the more I learn about it as well!
You have explained it much better than my prof. Thank you so much!
Haha lol
Thank you for making me appreciate western music. Your videos have been so helpful.
Gregorian Chanting slaps hard, no genre should have that power.
What about J.S Bach?
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Thank you so much for this video! I love its complexity and clarity!
Nona K Armenia was the first country to except Christianity as it main religion. The name Grigor is Armenian. Grigorian or Grigoryan is an Armenian last name. The writing in the old book you showed was Armenian. This asshole is skipping the beginning, the Armenian history tied to the Grigorian chant.
Great video. Clear, concise, informative, and well put together.
Thank you so much for making this video! Please make more!
Great explanation! Hope you keep making progress! Looking forward to seeing the video about polyphony!
I've been on a spiritual journey for about a year now..A bunch of strange things, prayers answered at times almost instantly, being taught by Father about the world, everything in it, us, and now learning how to survive in it (though the means of studying man can be assisted by learning about plants and whatnot without using so many words)
Anywhozles....
Recently all of a sudden gregorian chants started FILLING my youtube feed and I was wondering where the heck they came from...I guess Dad is trying to give me music I might enjoy, lol. Thank you sir for explaining this to me, and..well...us. It is so very beautiful to listen to and interesting to know our music comes from such a thing!
Funny how things come our way at peculiar times! Glad this video could help you understand more about Gregorian Chants, and do check out more recordings of them. No matter your spiritual beliefs, they definitely evoke a reverent atmosphere of worship and beauty.
@@UnderstandingMusic They certainly do
This is a wonderful resource that I will use with my middle school performing arts students! Thank you for taking the time to create it.
+Chris Wright (Understanding_Music) Wonderful!
Melissa Cartwright Armenia was the first country to except Christianity as it main religion. The name Grigor is Armenian. Grigorian or Grigoryan is an Armenian last name. The writing in the old book was Armenian. This person is skipping the beginning, the Armenian history tied to the Grigorian chant. From the beginning churches in were built so the chanting would resonate in a way that brought on the feeling, God was present.
what an excellent video, thanks very much, educational and enjoyable, way to go!
I am literally my own teacher in my music class. Thank you!!!
Amazing video and educational tool. Thank you!
I went to a latin mass with my family in the Philippines and it was very interesting i felt the angels and the saints and god i believe and trust and love them all always may god bless you all brothers and sisters
It is definitely very heavenly sounding, and even film composers have used it as a model to evoke religious moods.
My son is 16 years old and a sophomore at a Catholic high school here in Virginia. If you go to his TH-cam channel 'Mr. Roy Wulf', you can see a video of a presentation he did a week ago about his love for Gregorian chant and sacred polyphony. He does a very soft sell of traditional music, however, as there are still many who resist traditional music in favor of the modern liturgical music that started in the 1970s or those who applaud, for example, the techno music played at World Youth Day.
Very informative video! Thank you very much!
Very well presented subject!! Thank you very much!!
This was nice. Thanks for the short and entertaining lecture.
lukaskiedaischofficial Armenia was the first country to except Christianity as it main religion. The name Grigor is Armenian. Grigorian or Grigoryan is an Armenian last name. The writing in the old book was Armenian. This person is skipping the beginning, the Armenian history tied to the Grigorian chant. From the beginning churches in were built so the chanting would resonate in a way that brought on the feeling, God was present.
very educational Sir ! Appreciate the upload .
FYI highland bagpipes are a myxolidian mode instrument. At times the “high G” was called the devil’s note.
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And thank you for commenting!
Very powerfull and beautifull music ❤❤❤
In a time where not much else existed it must´ ve made a deep impression on people hearing it for the first time.
Thank you for the video. ❤❤
Thank you so much! BTW, lovely graphics!
great! it helps me for my demonstration teaching. thank you very much! God bless
Thank you so much for clear simple and easy to understand explanation!
Saveurital Armenia was the first country to except Christianity as it main religion. The name Grigor is Armenian. Grigorian or Grigoryan is an Armenian last name. The writing in the old book you showed was Armenian. This asshole is skipping the beginning, the Armenian history tied to the Grigorian chant.
This channel deserves a trillion subscribers.
gregorian chant was my parents' go-to road trip music when i was a kid so i'm hyper used to hearing it and visualising images based on the sound
This video highlights Gregorian chants for its historical value but, actually I find this music beautiful and solemn
Thanks a lot for this video. It's indeed very helpful. (y)
Excellent introduction to Gregorian chant! A little simplistic but very catchy! A few points of correction...
1) Gregorian chant WAS metrical. We know this from paleography and from contemporary testimony. Half the repertory has a tendency toward time signature, the other half is more free, but nearly every chant composed prior to 1100 can be arranged to an underlying beat. Guido of Arezzo, the inventor of the staff, says this explicitly. The beat and meters vanished over the course of the 11th century due to organum's popularity. The term 'plainsong' was not codified till the 1200s to distinguish the non-organumized Gregorian chants which had lost their original meters and thus were without accompaniment or rhythm. But John Cotton already used the word 'plain' in the 1000s to describe the 'new' style of rhythmless chant which he detested.
2) The hypothesis that Gregorian is a blend of Gallican and Roman has never been substantiated to any degree of certainty. Modern discoveries are leaning away from this opinion, especially considering that the antiphons, responsories, and the Proper all show signs of faithful transmission when compared with the Old Roman.
3) Organum is as old as the earliest Gregorian manuscripts. Gregorian then technically classifies as monody, not as pure monophony. But this is a minor point.
I would invite you to read what the first-millennium medieval fathers said about the rhythm of their own music. Page 177 (p. 15) of this PDF: media.musicasacra.com/publications/caecilia/caecilia_v84n03_1957_08.pdf
Coemgenus Armenia was the first country to except Christianity as it main religion. The name Grigor is Armenian. Grigorian or Grigoryan is an Armenian last name. The writing in the old book was Armenian. This person is skipping the beginning, the Armenian history tied to the Grigorian chant. From the beginning churches in were built so the chanting would resonate in a way that brought on the feeling, God was present.
Coemgenus, with all respect and charity - the real test would be for your readers to hear your rendition of the Chant. If the reaction to it is 'that's terrible' then there would be something amiss with the reasoning. If it's 'that's amazing!' then you are probably right. Faith cometh by hearing... God bless!
@@UnderstandingMusic But is this not the very task you took on when creating this video? Daresay a form that has been in use for over a millennium should be shown some greater respect and historic accuracy.
Excellent video!
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I do, but these days, I mostly stick to stuff like the occasional community theatre musical. `
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Amazing video
That was a lot of help thanks
A very concise and interesting history. I had no idea modes and notation came from Gregorian Chant. Now I realize that most of what is listed as Gregorian Chant on TH-cam isn't Gregorian Chant at all. That aside, some people have made some beautiful music by combining some of these elements with harmony and contemporary instruments. And I would not have found it if it didn't have Gregorian Chant in the title. I've subscribed to learn more. Thanks.
Chip Gibbons Armenia was the first country to except Christianity as it main religion. The name Grigor is Armenian. Grigorian or Grigoryan is an Armenian last name. The writing in the old book was Armenian. This asshole is skipping the beginning, the Armenian history tied to the Grigorian chant. From the beginning churches in were built so the chanting would resonate in a way that brought on the feeling God was present.
Name-calling asside , please do tell me more about the ties between Gregorian chant and medieval Armenia, I want to know!
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Reason I'm here is because I here this word chant in a song then I decide to find out the meaning of chant Thanks for the info 😄😎
Educational! I like it!
Your channel is great! Can I use your video's in my Music Appreciation Class? Also, do you have a Patreon?
OMG! Now it has portuguese subtitles! People in Brazil need to see this video right away! AMDG!
Obrigada pelas legendas em português!
Quite intriguing and simple :)
Thanks!
I was playing Halo 3, and i loved the intro. I went to find this 'genre' in a sense, and I love it.
Thank you for doing this well-researched wonderful educational video! Glory be to God!
It’s good explanation!
Perfect introduction.
Beautiful
Gregorian chant is used till this day in our holy church i hear it often
I really love it to everything about Jesus♥️
Who was the exact group that sang that version of the "Dies Irae?" That was a beautiful rendition.
I’ve learnt so much. Thank you.
great video well presented can i ask the name of the modal piece at the end on piano ? is it bartok ?
I got here because of video games that sometimes use a faster pace of this kind of music for their final boss fights.
Lydian scale in your vid should have b natural, with Bb it's an Ionian( F major) in this case. Not sure whether you can change this now.
Would love to see a follow-up of the polyphonic music in Europe that emerged after chant.
I think that text should rather be in long lines and have fewer rows. It would be easier to read it out quickly. I cant read english that fast in that format. Just sayin'. great video, very informative and well explained.
What group made that rendition of Dies Irae? One of the loveliest I've heard so far
Music examples of Gregorian Chant start at 5:53.
You might listen to Ed Ames singing "Who Shall Answer".
One of my favorites.
excellent!
your profile picture, way to mess with people
thanks :>
I feel the statement made concerning Soulja Boy was a little disrespectful. The connection was great but the comment that without his music may not have been so bad, in my opinion, was ethnocentric. He clearly has a following that supports his artistry that has created a net worth for him of $30 Million.
Mass in F Minor 68 Electric Prunes .. Producer David Axelrod Engineer David Hassinger. Psychedelic Gregorian chant music!! 🎵🎶
Or how about a classic rock piece a couple years earlier ? Still Im Sad 65 Yardbirds Producer Mickie Most. Music style blends. Gregorian chant with spaghetti western Ennio Morricone with Jeff Beck Electrico Guitarra. 🏜⛲🔔⛓🥁⚡👻👀
can't say I enjoyed it, but I did listen to it.
Thank you this helped so much, also you spelt religious wrong twice at the end.
How was this “new style of chant” so “controversial” and revolutionary to the Old Roman and Gallician chant forms? Does it have anything to do with the 1083c altercations at Glastonbury Abbey where 14 monks were wounded, and one killed when Abbot Turstin tried to force the monks to change from Gregorian to another chant? Or is that a separate issue? Just trying to get my head around the innovations of Gregorian chant.
Escaflowne got me into gregorian chants
The verses in "I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)" by Darryl Hall and John Oates are in C dorian. Just saying.
where u get that Dies Ire song? i really like it.
@@UnderstandingMusic Checked and re-checked, pretty sure it's not there. Would be nice if you could provide it, I'd love to hear more of it. Love your channel too. Thank you very much for your contributions.
Dies Ire is from the Requiem Mass (masses for the dead / funerals). There's an English translation available online. One of the best renditions of Dies Ire is by Mozart.
Interesting. I had always thought that these chants were sung by men and always in the lower registers. Glad to learn I was wrong. Glad to learn.
1. Awesome video 2. are you going to make videos about the other kinds of chant's
***** ok thanks for your answer
Please! This was excellent and so helpful to my students. Organum would be amazing. Do you have anything on the Renaissance?
I love Gregorian chants.. I can't go a day without listening or chanting.. my morning is blessed with this music.
Though, my friends call me eccentric and weird, because they all listen to circular music... They say I freak them out because they only listen to that music in horror movies or action movies like agent 47 etc... Which kind of hates me, why would these guys put such beautiful music in such movies.
I wish we had traditional latin mass in Zambia.
I'm an autistic atheist and Gregorian Chant is music I use to chill.
Who sang that version of Dies Irae? I've only found male version so far on youtube.
Great video, but at least one of the church modes at 4:47 have wrong notation: Lydian mode on F does not have a b flat. This makes it the Ionian mode.
Gregorian chants are beautiful.
Can you do vid on old Roman?
ive got this for 7th grade music class rn
Can I ask,what do you mean by "REVOKE the mood"?
Is it the same chant they use in Conan The Barbarian symphony?
somehow wanting to learn latin made me go this rabbit hole, it is quite interesting though so i dont mind
this is cool, but i would have appreciated gregorian chant being the music behind the narration. as a teaching tool it falls short because of that. any chance of redoing?
It was a consideration when creating this video, but I tend to shy away from suing any music with lyrics while having narration. Even though it's is Latin, the chant lyrics likely would still cause some problems in the narration being clear. There are also copyright claim concerns. Thank you for commenting, and I appreciate the feedback :)
Ah, got it. Well, if the music was original, maybe create original music in the vibe w/out words? Just ideas. Good for you for being open.@@UnderstandingMusic
Your sample sounds like Elvish music from Lord of the Rings. No?
Who sings dies irae in the example, anyone know ?
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I didn’t get this for school work but I might do one day I will edit this comment if I do idk I wanna learn Gregorian chant