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Bible Questions and Spiritual Discussion
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Davidwayne Lackey
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03/05/2012 20:37 |
David I agree with you, this is beautiful. It is a poem song reminiscent of Psalms of the Old Testament. If this is a Gregorian Chant I have learned something new. I always thought of a chant as like a repetitious prayer, at least that is what I have been taught. But this is a song that I must confess moved my soul. I'll never think of a Gregorian Chant the same way again.
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Catholica
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03/06/2012 11:41 |
Davidwayne,
I am glad that your spirit was uplifted. Yes, Gregorian chant is simply prayers "chanted" which is singing, usually without instruments, and sometimes with irregular time measures. It is simply an ancient musical style made famous by Pope Gregory the Great in the 7th century (hence the name, "Gregorian"). The words are typically in Latin, since they are usually ancient prayers and that is the official language of the Catholic Church, but they can be in any language, and they are not repetitive but rather elaborate prayers that are usually quite beautiful.
God Bless,
Andre
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Marcie in MO
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03/06/2012 13:37 |
I remember singing that song in church.
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Lanny Carlson
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03/06/2012 14:02 |
Davidwayne,
Yes this is a beautiful Gregorian Chant.
Yes, many other chants ARE repetitive.
Many Sanskrit and Gurmukhi chants
are repetitions of mantras which vary in length.
And some chants use beads as a way of focusing and counting.
I have a set of Tibetan beads which are 108 in number.
The Rosary beads derive from this tradition,
but I'm not sure from our earlier discussion
that Catholica would consider the "Hail Mary" as a chant;
though it is repetitive, I understand that it usually isn't sung.
As for Gregorian Chant,
in 1994, The Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos
released a CD simply entitled "Chant,"
which became a hugely commercially successful recording.
It's available at Amazon, if you're interested.
There is also a video version, with some portions on You Tube.
Very beautiful, indeed.
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Lanny Carlson
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03/06/2012 14:11 |
If you like this musical style,
there is a group Called Gregorian - Masters of Chant,
which ecorded an album in 1900
and now has eight in the series.
Not a "religious" group,
they record popular songs, but using the Greogiran Chant style,
not as a parady but as a beautiful musical form.
These are also available at Amazon.
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Lanny Carlson
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03/06/2012 14:17 |
If you like this musical style,
there is a group Called Gregorian - Masters of Chant,
which recorded an album in 1900
and now has eight in the series.
Not a "religious" group,
they record popular songs, but using the Gregorian Chant style,
not as a parody but as a beautiful musical form.
These are also available at Amazon.
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Davidwayne Lackey
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03/06/2012 21:35 |
Thanks Andre and Lanny. I will certainly check out Masters of Chant and The Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos. I've been quite impressed with the things I have been learning about Gregorian Chants. So totally different than what I expected. Over the years I have read many books on prayer and prayer books with rote prayers for recital. The Gregorian Chants are very much like the prayer books but seem somehow to be so much more. The depth of emotion and praise in the words are unmatched. When sung in the Gregorian style it is like taking the best poetry and making it even deeper and richer than just mere words alone. Striking cords inside the soul in a way no other genre can.
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Lanny Carlson
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03/07/2012 06:14 |
Ooops!
Masters of Chant obviously didn't record an album in 1900!
It should have said 1999.
Sorry about that.
That's why I'm not called Master of Typing!
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Catholica
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03/07/2012 08:43 |
I don't like the group Gregorian. They use the same style but for silly secular songs. Chant naturally raises our hearts toward God. Secular lyrics turn us inward. They may not be parodies, but my heart feels like they are.
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Lanny Carlson
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03/07/2012 15:54 |
Some of the songs are "silly," some are more serious,
but I hear you, Andre.
I like the group myself,
but they certainly aren't for everyone.
I guess that's why God made us all different.
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