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[quote name='Myles' date='Dec 24 2005, 11:33 PM']In my humble opinion, the restoration of Gregorian Chant will result in increased Mass attendence. The sense of the sacred will draw the lost sheep home.

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I think you're right about that. :)

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[quote name='Ora et Labora' date='Dec 25 2005, 12:03 PM']It is? I never thought of it that way! :)

I also sing Gregorian Chant...its pretty.
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My schola master keeps telling us this as he'll show us the tune. In a thick Hungarian accent: "It's like a little child's melody!"

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[quote name='qfnol31' date='Dec 25 2005, 10:58 AM']Gregorian chant is like singing a kid's melody!  :D:
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Clearly you've never chanted a Gradual from the Liber Usualis. I remember reading one textbook on this subject, which basically said that, among all types of church music throughout the world (Orthodox, etc.) Gregorian chant requires the clearest and most perfect voice, and perfect breath control.

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I never said it was easy. :P: The melody is like a child's, but that doesn't make it very simple.

I'm not sure whence all our music is...we use a liber cantualis though.

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Ora et Labora

[quote name='qfnol31' date='Dec 25 2005, 01:52 PM']My schola master keeps telling us this as he'll show us the tune.  In a thick Hungarian accent:  "It's like a little child's melody!"
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So...where is Ze Metroplex of TX?? :idontknow: I live in the Houston area...

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  • 3 years later...

I don't know about you guys, but I absolutely DO NOT want to hear my church's choir on a normal day trying to sing a proper chant.
I'm not against it, but I'm relatively sure a large portion of them would be.

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