Gregorian Chants
Subtitle: The Illustrated History of Religious Chanting
Edition: Har/Com edition
Publisher: Mercury Books
Published: March 1, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9781904668527
Subjects: Christianity; Early music (up to c 1000 CE); Vocal music; Music/Songbooks; Music; Genres & Styles - General; History & Criticism - General; Religious - Christian; Music / Religious / Christian
First sentence: Chanting is unaccompanied sung melody, rhythms and melodic contours, which are closely tied to the spoken rhythms and inflections of various texts.