Gregorian Chant

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I was wondering if anyone knew any of the traditional Gregorian Chant hymns, I know a few such as Dies Irae, Pange Lingua, and Agnus Dei. When I go to search for “Gregorian Chant” on sites such as youtube I always get that repulsive gregorian group that rips off of the traditional chant to make a foul mockery of the beauty that is Gregorian Chant. I would really like to listen to some authentic chant any titles of the hymns are welcome and I really appreciate the help1:D
 
Rhuarc said:
I was wondering if anyone knew any of the traditional Gregorian Chant hymns, I know a few such as Dies Irae, Pange Lingua, and Agnus Dei. When I go to search for “Gregorian Chant” on sites such as youtube I always get that repulsive gregorian group that rips off of the traditional chant to make a foul mockery of the beauty that is Gregorian Chant. I would really like to listen to some authentic chant any titles of the hymns are welcome and I really appreciate the help1:D
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I have had that problem too when I would search, so I started stating my search as Gregorian Chant Catholic Youtube.

It gives me better responses.

Hope that helps. I don’t know any more as I am just learning about Gregorian Chant myself but that is what helped me.
 
I sing in a Gregorian schola and am a director of the Gregorian Institute of Canada so yes, I know a few chants 😉

Actually where I go to Mass, Gregorian Chant is used daily for the Mass, and at Lauds and Vespers, and the hymns at the other hours.

There are so many beautiful antiphons and hymns I wouldn’t know where to start…
 
i purchased a CD by the Cistercian Monks of Stift Heligenkreuz,
Maybe you can look into it
 
Rhuarc said:
I was wondering if anyone knew any of the traditional Gregorian Chant hymns, I know a few such as Dies Irae, Pange Lingua, and Agnus Dei. When I go to search for “Gregorian Chant” on sites such as youtube I always get that repulsive gregorian group that rips off of the traditional chant to make a foul mockery of the beauty that is Gregorian Chant. I would really like to listen to some authentic chant any titles of the hymns are welcome and I really appreciate the help1:D
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youtube.com/watch?v=d5p_U8J0iRQ
youtube.com/watch?v=t7Glyu7tEWU
youtube.com/watch?v=pnKbPj7EhCg
 
I think you will have to search for specific chants to get good results.

Vidi aquam
Victimae paschali laudes
Asperges me
Requiem aeternam
Dominus dixit ad me
Exsultet (or “exultet,” which is a very common misspelling)
Tu es petrus (you will generally get a generic result, and alternately, you can search for “Tu es petrus MacMillan” to get a different version, which is also very good, but isn’t strictly Gregorian chant since it is accompanied)
Dies irae

You can also Google “Graduale Romanum,” which is the Church’s official chant book, and you can download it for free and then search for any of the chants contained within it on Youtube.
 
Tantum Ergo
O Salutaris
All the Mass propers in all the different modea
Pater Noster (I have a really haunting one)
There’s also the extended Gregorian Chant version of “Eagles Wings” that’s sung on the First Sundays in Lent in the EF. It’s “Psalm 90”
 
Deo_Gratias42 said:
Tantum Ergo
O Salutaris
All the Mass propers in all the different modea
Pater Noster (I have a really haunting one)
There’s also the extended Gregorian Chant version of “Eagles Wings” that’s sung on the First Sundays in Lent in the EF. It’s “Psalm 90”
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It’s not just chanted in the EF but the OF Mass as well as it’s in the current Graduale Romanum. It’s the tract Qui habitat and is around 15 minutes end to end. It was in fact chanted at our OF Mass this past Sunday. It most of psalm 90(91).
 
YoungTradCath said:
Exsultet (or “exultet,” which is a very common misspelling)
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They are legitimate alternative spellings of the same thing. The “s” is present in the root saltare (to jump), but tends to disappear when conjoined with a prefix like ex which already contributes the same phoneme.
 
MarkThompson said:
They are legitimate alternative spellings of the same thing. The “s” is present in the root saltare (to jump), but tends to disappear when conjoined with a prefix like ex which already contributes the same phoneme.
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Ah. I used that spelling because that is what is in the Missal.
 
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