Anonymous: Kyrie eleison (Ambrosian chant)

The Gregorian chant, a form of plainchant, is one of the earliest music in Western history. It is in monophonic texture. It's free-verse rhythm is known as "prose" rhythm. There is no regular accent and the music sounds like its floating. The music is also very narrow in range and is conjunct. Melismatic treatment is the most used type of text setting in these chants.

These chants were passed down orally until hundreds of years later when neumes were first developed. Experts may distinguish beween the standardised Gregorian chant and regional variants, such as the Ambrosian chant of Milan, attributed to St,. Ambrose. Ambrosian chant, represented by this "Kyrie eleison" (Lord have mercy) is the oldest surviving type of plainchant. It is sung in responsorial style.

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[moparcarsonly]

Gregorian chant should remain as original as it was when it was given its first edict by Pope Gregory and remain monophonic

[Forgefire5]

@nepistepa

I'm looking at the website and it's very interesting, thanks for source. However when you say "Gregorian chant is undergoing a revolution" do you mean as in now or do you mean is as referring to the time that these were being written?

[nepistepa]

@Forgefire5 The accent I'm referring to relates to both text and rhythm. As I've said, see the article at the Salmaire website. There is more to Gregorian chant than just prosaic chant. The rhythmic approaches to hymns are not the same as those to office antiphons and sequences. Singing all Gregorian chant to a single kind of rhythm is simply not recognising the different rhythmic genres within the repertoire, just as the idea that most chant is melismatic is quite misleading.

[Forgefire5]

@nepistepa

I think some of the confusion as to weather it has an accent or not may be because that the accent your reffering is based the text, while the others are probably confusing it with accents from a set beat. But even if chanters don't emphasis certain words, it may easily sound that they are because of to the emphasis on syllables of individual words.

[nepistepa]

You perhaps need a more up-to-date book. Gregorian chant is undergoing a rhythmic revolution. You should read the article at the Salmaire website which presents the most important historical quotes in Latin with a translation. You can find it at the web address: calumcille point com forward slash griogair forward slash 9 point html.

[downcastsheep]

@nepistepa there is no regular accent in this music. I am taking a couse on music and I just read about this type of music.

[gretschmesaboogie]

@dsydebot -- If you like, I'll transcribe it, but I am sure you could sing this yourself without sheet music, due to the relatively free rhythm and simple melody.

[dsydebot]

Where can I find the sheet music for this?

[nepistepa]

"It's free-verse rhythm is known as "prose" rhythm. There is no regular accent and the music sounds like its floating."

The historical record says otherwise. See the article at the Salmaire website.

[TobyMoraitis]

Amazing voice. Very clear, very melodic. R.I.P.Ambrosius Vallin.

[shaunnyboi89]

Ambrosian I believe

[rumpranger65]

Isn't this Mozarabic chant?

[NocturnePerson]

πανεμορφο...!

[HappyCloudyPerson]

Hello sweetie. Great upload, keep it up!

[laladreamer09]

Thank you for uploading this...I really like chants

[AVivaldiofficial]

What beautiful voices! A beauty!

[MaBu888]

"The Gregorian chant, a form of plainchant, is one of the earliest music in Western history. " known.

[BachLoveNat]

beautiful singing