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THE MEDIEVAL PERIOD
SACRED MEDIEVAL MUSIC
EXAMPLES OF PLAIN CHANTS
Pange Lingua
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How are chants sung?
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What voice do you hear?
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Are there any musical instruments used in performing chants?
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Where do you usually hear chants?
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What is the purpose of this vocal form in the Medieval period?
Ave Maria
Salve Regina (Hail, Holy Queen)
Tantum Ergo Sacramentum
Kyrie
Byzantine Chant
Come ye peoples - Byzantine Chant
Byzantine Chant (Greek Orthodox Chant)
Byzantine Chant (Greek Orthodox Chant)
Kyrie eleison (Ambrosian chant)
Gloria (Ambrosian Chant)
The Ordinary of the Mass
MISSA DE ANGELIS by Giovanni Vianini,
Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus and Agnus Dei
Kyrie (Lord, have mercy)
Credo (Apostles' Creed)
Pater Noster (Our Father)
Gloria (Glory to God in the highest)
Sanctus (Holy, Holy)
Agnus Dei (Lamb of God)
Other form of Chants
Heavenly Revelations by Hildegard von Bingen
O Frondens Virga by Hildegard von Bingen
O Virtus Sapientiae by Hildegard von Bingen
Ordo Virtutum a religious musical play
by Hildegard von Bingen
Ave generosa by Hildegard von Bingen
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Sacred Music in the Medieval Period (page 1)
Secular Music in the Medieval Period (page2)
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