The History of "Gloria" - Digital Advent Calendar 2021

Dominique Gatté recounts the history of the prayer, its uses, and its various chant melodies of the Gloria. Sung on Solemnities and Feast Days, the "Gloria in excelsis" follow after the Introit and Kyrie, and conclude the introductory rites of the Mass. The first words are taken from the Gospel of St Luke, where angels announce to the shepherds “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace among those whom he favors!”
Dominique Gatté specialised in Digital Humanities linked to medieval musicology and is a producer of Neumz. He completed his university studies in Strasbourg and holds a bachelor’s degree in theology and a master’s degree in interdisciplinary medieval studies. His research activities mainly focus on musical paleography between the 9th and 12th centuries. Together with Dominique Crochu, also a Neumz producer, he co-founded the Gregofacsimil site, and he founded and continues to manage and administer the network “Musicologie Médiévale”. He is also the creator of the MMMO Database (Medieval Music Manuscripts Online Database), and a collaborator on many websites such as DIAMM (Digital Image Archive of Medieval Music, Oxford Faculty of Music); the “Gregorian Directory” of the Belgian Gregorian Chant Academy; the MUSICOMED - Labex Resmed - UMR IReMUS project (Paris-Sorbonne University); and the Cantus-Index website.
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We are pleased to offer the Neumz Digital Advent Calendar to celebrate one year of the Neumz mobile apps for Android and iOS. Each day we will offer you a commentary on a chant sung during Advent or a reflection on Gregorian chant, in the hope that you will enjoy these chants as much as we did while preparing them to share them with you all. Subscribe to our TH-cam channel to celebrate Advent together!

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