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Gregorian chants were used as a means of group meditation and prayer by monks who sang them together in monasteries.

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What type of chant became the predominant type of music in Roman Catholic churches during the early middle ages?

Gregorian chant


Where was Gregorian chant performed and who composed it?

In monstaries and church.


What words does not describe Gregorian Chant?

'Polyphony' does not describe Gregorian chant.


Who performed during the services at the monastery of Santo Domingo de Silos?

The monks originally sang Mozarabic chant, then the Gregorian chant.


Is gregorian chant devil work or music?

Gregorian chant is beautiful and prayerful music.


The texture of Gregorian chant is said to be?

Gregorian chant or Plaint chant is known as monophony. Many voices, unaccompanied, and all singing in unison.


What time period was the Gregorian chant in?

The Gregorian chant originated in the 9th and 10th centuries in Western Europe as the official music of the Roman Catholic Church. It reached its peak during the medieval period and continues to be used in liturgical settings to this day.


Texture of Gregorian chant?

monophonic


What words refer to plainsong?

Plainchant, Gregorian chant, monophonic chant, plainsong.


A medieval motet was built on a phrase of gregorian chant called?

a gregorian chant was used as the base part for the motet and was called the cantus firmus


Is a Gregorian chant?

nope. Gregorian chant is the central tradition of Western plainchant, a form of monophonic liturgical chant of Western Christianity that accompanied the celebration of Mass and other ritual services.


Why is Gregorian Chant believed to be relaxing?

because it is.