Wassim Sarweh and the Gregorian Chant Mode Project
  • matthewjmatthewj
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    Consider giving some of your hard-earned money to this very deserving project:
    http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/aharburg/gregorian-chant-modes-album

    "One reason why this project is unique among existing chant albums is that showcases all 8 Gregorian chant modes consecutively (learn more below). This is intended to help musicians and chant enthusiasts learn how to distinguish the modes. As far as we know, this kind of album has never been done before. The chants we have selected are:

    Ave Marie Stella - Mode 1
    Virgo Dei Genitrix - Mode 2
    O Quam Glorifica - Mode 2 [Ancient Form]
    Pange Lingua - Mode 3
    Alleluia, Veni Domini (4th Sunday of Lent) - Mode 3 [Ancient Form]
    Creator Alma Siderum - Mode 4
    Adoro Te Devote - Mode 5
    Ubi Caritas - Mode 6
    Lauda Sion - Mode 7
    Ad Regias Agni Dapes (Vespers hymn on Low Sunday) - Mode 8"
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  • SalieriSalieri
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    Is there an ancient form of Mode II? It is a plagal RE mode and recites on the third (FA) as it ought to. Or are you merely referring to the ancient form of the hymn melody (i.e. as in the 1934 AM, versus the LU)?

    There is an ancient form of Mode VIII, which recites on TI rather than DO. (Plagal SOL mode, should recite on the third, not the fourth.)
  • matthewjmatthewj
    Posts: 2,700
    There's a spot on the page linked in my original post to ask questions.
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  • Ruth Lapeyre
    Posts: 341
    A LOT is happening with Gregorian Chant in the Detroit area (including Ann Arbor). The young musicians are discovering Chant, most often on their own. Now when I say a lot I mean so much more than was happening for many years. There are priests in the area, most notably Father Eduard Perrone, who have kept chant and other polyphonic music alive through a pretty dark period but now more of the younger priests in this archdiocese are becoming very interested in Gregorian Chant thanks to the former rector of Sacred Heart Major Seminary, then Bishop Vigneron and now Archbishop of Detroit.

    The big myth is that Gregorian Chant is hard for the congregation to sing or boring, the first is just plain silly and the second depends on how it is introduced. I am so glad Wassim Sarweh is doing this project!
  • matthewjmatthewj
    Posts: 2,700
    The project is slowly working its way toward funding.

    Consider contributing today. :)
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