“Englished” Gregorian Chant • 5 Considerations
This is the closest I’ve come to putting down on paper exactly what I heard in my head.
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This is the closest I’ve come to putting down on paper exactly what I heard in my head.

The following declaration will probably smack of “blowing my own horn.”
There’s something irresistible about this tone.

Readers have expressed interest in examining my “music list” for this coming Sunday.

Readers have expressed interest in examining my “music list” for this coming Sunday.

Gregorian melodies ‘stick’ in one’s memory in a way that’s both marvelous and surprising.

This Communion antiphon sparkles with beauty.

The Communion Chant includes gorgeous verses in fauxbourdon.

This “Entrance Chant” is used during liturgical years A, B, and C.

I feel like we have a great start…
This piece is sung by either all men or all women.

Is Tito Casini correct that vernacular plainsong is a “sin against nature?”

Its verses are quite beautiful.

Some believe that “joyful” texts sound happy in Gregorian Chant and “sad” texts sound mournful.

Communion antiphon for the 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C).
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