Gregorian chant

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Gregorian Chant – A fascinating music, and at the same time intertwined with centuries of cultural developments.

Immerse yourself here in the exciting world of everything that revolves around this chant – presented by Mirko Rechnitzer.

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Gregorian chant

Voice and inspiration

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Mirko Rechnitzer

The musicologist and musician is currently doing his doctorate in the field of Gregorian chant research. In addition to his activities as an organist, he also devotes himself to choral singing in various forms. On Leiermann he writes about various aspects of this music.

Beyond the study of the music itself, he is particularly interested in the intertwining of music with liturgy and culture in general over time, as well as in the psychological consideration of cognitive developments in the field of this art.

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Mirko Rechnitzer

The musicologist and musician is currently doing his doctorate in the field of Gregorian chant research. In addition to his activities as an organist, he also devotes himself to choral singing in various forms. On Leiermann he writes about various aspects of this music.

Beyond the study of the music itself, he is particularly interested in the intertwining of music with liturgy and culture in general over time, as well as in the psychological consideration of cognitive developments in the field of this art.

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Repertoire

Gregorian chant comprises several thousand individual chants.

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Schools

In different places, and in different orders, the development of the chant took different paths.

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Quotes

Motifs from chants such as Dies Irae have been quoted again and again in compositions throughout music history.

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Notation

The cultivation of church singing contributed significantly to the development of musical notation.

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Voice

It is quite possible that the chorale was originally sung rich in overtones and pithy, as is still sung today in Georgia or in Arab countries, for example.

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Ritus

Gregorian chant developed in a ritual context. Its form and expression developed their meaning in liturgical action.

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Gregorian chant

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Mirko Rechnitzer