Gregorian Chant: Benedicamus Patrem

This is part of the Responsory Benedicamus Patrem, for the feast of the Holy Trinity. As sung from late fifteenth century Antiphonary B-Gu15.

This is from the cd 'Etienne de Liège - In festo sanctissimae Trinitatis' RIC 249. Buy the cd at www.ricercar.be - other discs available as well. Check it out!

Chant group Psallentes was founded and is directed by Hendrik Vanden Abeele. The group particularly focuses on late medieval chant.

www.psallentes.be

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[NaruSakon]

I'm glad my music teacher made the Music In Our Lives class listen to this. I find the sound amazing, it calms me down, I relax when I listen to this. It took me forever to find the right one, but thankfully I found it. People say they'd hate to live in that time period, music wise I would love to be there even if for a moment.

[DerosVerlobte]

beautiful...

[MastaGambit]

Words simply cannot describe how I feel about this piece, and how it makes me feel.

...th-thats just it. I, I cannot... I cannot deny this sheer, utter beauty. I want to rest forever to these melodic harmonies.

[clinkzXcore]

the notes are called "numes"...

[KyleMay123]

@CobHatecrewNor i think what this group does, they take the medieval chants and then put in a few extra things to make the sound a little more full, like the pedal, and if there are any harmonies in there. Because to my knowledge, it was all one line and modal. Also, I only see one line written on the vocal manuscript. Which is in itself another interesting case, because not all the notes have the same tempo, which i think gives chants another dimension of beauty. kind of an ebb and flow...

[SirGlennGould]

@alprasetya yo're correct, it's a pedaled note

[alprasetya]

@DeHeld8 Still, because this is intended for worship and liturgy, unlike secular music which is also arranged for [fake] worship.

Maybe you can make a cross check to Eastern Orthodox Chant, like;

"Hristos Anesti" (Christ has risen), "Axion Estin", all what I mentioned are provided here im YouTube. :D

[DeHeld8]

@alprasetya

Now that I hear it again (a year later) I think you might be right. I apreciate it more. Although still think it sounds a tad to artificial.

But well, in the end... to me music to me is more about the mathematical harmony rather then sound. Bach in Midi format is as brilliant as Bach in full orchestra.

[alprasetya]

@DeHeld8 In my opinion, that's not an instrumental background, but rather a human voice too, this is the same with Eastern Orthodox Chant.

[rabbitspliff]

@CobHatecrewNor i looked up the album name and one of the links was to psallentes site, where the album title also included (ca. 850-920)... does that answer your question?

[CobHatecrewNor]

Anyone know from what age this chant is? Because the gregorians didnt really use harmonies.. Is this a late Gregorian chant, or an older renessance aged chant?

[perkypink]

anybody know the translation!? lol my latin isnt too bene