Quote:
|
Originally Posted by maleficent
I had, but gave it away because it was really disturbing, a cd that was the songs of Queen done on gregorian chant -- truly surreal.... I found it in the bargain bin in a music store in Sydney. I think I paid 2 dollars australian for it....
|
Yeah, that's not Gregorian Chant. Trust me, I've been through 3 years of music history and theory classes. Gregorian chant follows such strict compositional rules... there's absolutely no way that anyone could ever do a "cover" of anything and still have it be real Gregorian Chant. It may be in the vocal
style of Gregorian Chant, but it is a far cry from the real thing. In fact, here's a definition of Gregorian Chant for you:
Quote:
|
The huge body of music for the Roman Catholic Church services (Gregorian chant) is mostly anonymous (one notable exception is the music written by the nun Hildegard von Bingen). This was functional music that elaborated the Mass and other services; its different texts and styles were fitted to the religous occasion. Eventually, this single-line, nonmetric music developed into polyphony with a metric scheme. The new genres of organum and motet both derived from a pre-existent chant heard in one of the parts in a repeated rhythmic scheme (ostinato). The motet could be either secular or sacred, depending on the texts being sung.
|
Here's some albums I just looked up for you on amazon.com. They are all under $6:
Meditative Gregorian Chant Vol 1
Meditative Gregorian Chant Vol. 2
Gregorian Chant: The Best of the Benedictine Monks of St. Michaels
Gregorian Christmas: Chants and Motets
Just search the classical music section for "gregorian chant," you'll find a ton of stuff. Amazon also lets you sample some of the songs on the CD's. Pretty spiffy.
Let me know if you find anything you like!
