acq. lat. 1871 in full color, combined with modern indices of texts and melodies, makes it possible to appreciate the relationship between these compositions and the chants to which they were joined in the Middle Ages. Wrappers. $245 (more info... ) [item no.8723] [Parma, Biblioteca ...
The historical answer is the Gregorian psalm tone: eight very simple recitative tones to which all the psalms are sung.17The simplicity of these tones means that the efficient singing of the psalms is not hindered by the need to pay much attention to the melodies; rather, they serve as a ...
The worst reason to favor chant is actually the most common one: it makes the music less liturgical and more accessible to modern ears. I’m sure we’ve all been in a situation in which Gloria VIII was sung gussied up with chords that it hardly sounds like chant at all anymore. So th...