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Gregorian Chant, The Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos - Chant

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Artist: Gregorian Chant, The Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1994-03-15
Music Label: Angel Records
Soundtracks:
  1. Puer Natus Est Nobis. Introit (Modo VII)
  2. Os Iusti. Gradual (Modo I)
  3. Christus Factus Est Pro Nobis. Gradual (Modo V)
  4. Mandatum Novum Do Vobis. Antiphonal and Psalm 132 (Modo III)
  5. Media Vita in Morte Sumus. Responsorio (Modo IV)
  6. Alleluia, Beatus Vir Qui Suffert. (Modo I)
  7. Spiritus Domini. Introit. (Modo VIII)
  8. Improperium. Offertorio (Modo VIII)
  9. Laetatus Sum Gradual (Modo VII)
  10. Kyrie XI, A. (Modo I)
  11. Puer Natus in Bethlehem. Ritmo (Modo I)
  12. Jacta Cogitatum Tuum. Gradual (Modo VII)
  13. Verbum Caro Factum Est. Responsorio (Modo VIII)
  14. Genuit Puerpera Regem. Antiphonal and Psalm 99 (Modo II)
  15. Occuli Omnium. Gradual (Modo VII)
  16. Ave Mundi Spes Maria. Sequenza (Modos VII y VIII)
  17. Kyrie Fons Bonitatis. Trope (Modo III)
  18. Veni Sancte Spiritus. Sequenza (Modo I)
  19. Hosanna Filio David. Antiphonal (Modo VII)

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Free Music Review: A good intro, but Chant varies more than this credits it
Hit: 3 Stars

Hmmm, that title leaves a little to be desired in terms of grammar. But so be it.

I first sang plain chant when I was in 4th grade, millenia ago it would seem. I've always loved it. It provides a sense of solace that much music does not. Indeed, at the Cistercian Monestary I visit when times permit, they do a modified chant. I can even take that at 3:30 am!

But chant varies more than this CD demonstrates. I have a CD by Sequentiae, for example, which may consist of later chant--if I were to speculate, that's what I would suggest it is, but I may be wrong.

But for those unfamiliar with chant, especially reading it, the scale, etc., this is a good start. Just don't think chant is limited to the drone of the music on this CD.

Frankly, the other CDs in this series don't offer the variety available in plainchant either. The voices of the monks are great, but they could offer more examples of chant without transcending chant tradition.

Again, if you're completely unfamiliar with chant, this CD is good. But don't limit yourself as much as the monks did on this series.

Chant Poster

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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