Giovanni Vianini on YouTube
  • Pes
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    Giovanni Vianini, director of Schola Gregoriana Mediolanensis (i.e., Milan) has uploaded, as of today, 401 videos on YouTube. Most of these are of him singing Gregorian and Ambrosian chant.

    http://www.youtube.com/user/vianinigiovanni

    This I believe is unprecedented, useful, and inspiring. I particularly like how he sings in resonant spaces (a tour of churches in Milan?), has a fine vocal timbre, and from time to time produces videos of the elapsing musical text so viewers can follow along.

    This is all pretty extraordinary. His website also has a number of useful items if you read Italian. I'm translating a few of his essays, which to me at least indicate his seriousness, erudition, humility, and good nature.

    Comments?
  • Kathy
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    I've been leaning heavily on Vianini for six months. We don't have enough rehearsal time to learn every proper in rehearsals, particularly since my schola and I are still learning how to read. So I've been in the habit of emailing the youtube address to my singers so they can practice at home.

    Three sisters in my schola learned this chant almost without my help, and sang it at Communion at the parish "children's Mass" on Christmas eve: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyccaECOFI0

    (Our psalm tone was different, actually, but the antiphon is of course the hard part!)
  • Kathy
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    This is another example, of something that will help us immensely in the near future!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGgaHHL-Vrc
  • Pes
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    Here is a short section of Mr. Vianini's set of materials in Milan, "On Singing Chant Well." We often focus here on what to sing, and it always helpful to pay attention to how we sing. This is a very reasonable and thoughtful guide.

    Mr. Vianini, if you read this and do not wish this text to appear without your permission, make a note of it here, and I will contact you. Tanti ringraziamenti!
    vianini-singing.pdf
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