HUMS 3102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Gregorian Chant, Medieval Music, Tripe
7 Sep 2018
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Gregorian chant, organum, carol, boethius, "transmission of the classical legacy, three-tiered concept of music w/t 28, music of the universe, heaven itself/structure of the elements, music of the spheres, orbits of the stars joined in harmony, human music. Important perspective on music in very early liturgy (jerusalem: church of the holy. Music (with uplifting text) is the honey rimmed cup: choral music fosters societal harmony; psalms provide comfort, praise, consolation, break from toils; "a psalm is the work of angels, a heavenly institution, the spiritual incense, w/t 22. Read st. john chrysostom (ce 345-407) middle pg. Basil and st. chrysostom w/t 23: w/t 9 the testimony of st. augustine (ce 354-430, relationship with st. ambriose, baptism, ornate chant, mystical affect of the jubilatio, distrust of the power of music w/t 26-27. Georgian chant - plainsong: named in honour of pope gregory - reigned 590-604.
