The International Chant Academy presents...

Organ Accompaniment of Gregorian Chant: To Play, or Not to Play (now with a NEW Part II)
60-minute live, online lectures by Dr. Horst Buchholz

PART I
Examining organ accompaniment of chant, styles and principles, plus tips to craft your own.
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The subject of chant accompaniment is a topic of lively discussion in the chant community. When might one wish to accompany chant? What does accompaniment do to the chant? These and other questions will be investigated, especially with regard to the relationship of organ support to congregational singing.
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The bottom line: there are many ways to accompany chant depending on the situation, and there are a number of critical factors that will determine your success. We will explore these factors: whether or not to play the melody, how to determine chords and inversions, alternatim singing of schola and congregation, use of organ stops, manuals and pedals (or manuals only), observations about male and female voices, and improvisation.
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Lecture will provide items of interest to beginning and experienced organists alike, and study materials to “take home". Several demonstrations will be included, with a Q and A session to follow.
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Saturday, October 28, 2023 at 10:00 am, USA Central Time Zone (GMT - 5)

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PART II
Techniques for crafting your own organ scores for the accompaniment of Gregorian chant.
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Part II builds upon the basic techniques of chant accompaniment learned in Part I, expanding with harmonic coloring and transposition of chants. Freer forms of organ accompaniment (e.g. without melody) and melodies in the left hand (tenor cantus) will also be examined. Q and A session to follow.
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prerequisite: completion of Part I
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Saturday, November 11, 2023 at 10:00 am, USA Central Time Zone (GMT - 6)

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