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Catalog: Music, Priced: 17, Sale:10 Used:1, 3rd Party Price:7, Hobbie Price: 17

Sales Rank:1513

UPC:724355513823; MPN:55138

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  Chant Tracks:

Alleluia, Beatus Vir Qui Suffert: (Modo I)
Ave Mundi Spes Maria: Sequenza (Modo I)
Christus Factus Est Pro Nobis: Gradual (Modo V)
Genuit Puerpera Regem: Antiphonal And Psalm 99 (Modo II)
Hosanna Filio David: Antiphonal (Modo VII)
Improperium: Offertorio (Modo VIII)
Jacta Cogitatum Tuum: Gradual (Modo VII)
Kyrie Fons Bonitatis: Trope (Modo III)
Kyrie XI - A: (Modo I)
Laetatus Sum: Gradual (Modo VII)
Mandatum Novum Do Vobis: Antiphonal And Psalm 132 (Modo III)
Media Vita In Morte Sumus: Responsorio (Modo IV)
Occuli Omnium: Gradual (Modo VII)
Os Iusti: Gradual (Modo I)
Puer Natus Est Nobis: Intriot (Modo VII)
Puer Natus In Bethlehem: Ritmo (Modo I)
Spiritus Domini: Introit (Modo VIII)
Veni Sancte Spiritus: Sequenza (Modo I)
Verbum Caro Factum Est: Responsorio (Modo VII)

Album Details: Thanks to good marketing, good cover art, and good luck, this disc probably has sold more copies than most other recordings of Gregorian chant put together. It's often quipped that most of those discs have been listened to exactly once and put away--to the puzzlement of many musicians and critics, who point out that there are more beautiful, more varied performances by professional singers available. Yet the singing of these Spanish Benedictines has a special quality that probably explains this disc's popularity--a reverent serenity that no doubt stems from the fact that the monks are actually praying, not just performing. Granted, Chant can become a bit monotonous with repeated listening, but it really gives you the sense of devotion that has always been the purpose of "Gregorian" chant. If this recording (ahem) enchants you at first, wonderful. If you get bored with it later, don't give up--there has been an extraordinary variety of styles and sounds over the 1,500-year history of plainchant, so go exploring with Anonymous 4, Ensemble Gilles Binchois, Sequentia, or Ensemble Organum. You won't be sorry. --Matthew Westphal

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Verbum Caro Factum Est: Responsorio (Modo VII) Veni Sancte Spiritus: Sequenza (Modo I) Spiritus Domini: Introit (Modo VIII) Puer Natus In Bethlehem: Ritmo (Modo I) Puer Natus Est Nobis: Intriot (Modo VII) Os Iusti: Gradual (Modo I) Occuli Omnium: Gradual (Modo VII) Media Vita In Morte Sumus: Responsorio (Modo IV) Mandatum Novum Do Vobis: Antiphonal And Psalm 132 (Modo III) Laetatus Sum: Gradual (Modo VII) Kyrie XI - A: (Modo I) Kyrie Fons Bonitatis: Trope (Modo III) Jacta Cogitatum Tuum: Gradual (Modo VII) Improperium: Offertorio (Modo VIII) Hosanna Filio David: Antiphonal (Modo VII) Genuit Puerpera Regem: Antiphonal And Psalm 99 (Modo II) Christus Factus Est Pro Nobis: Gradual (Modo V) Ave Mundi Spes Maria: Sequenza (Modo I) Alleluia, Beatus Vir Qui Suffert: (Modo I) Chant Music Lyrics, Music, Reviews and Ratings Angel Records
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