The Song of Prayer: A Practical Guide to Learning Gregorian Chant

Community Of Jesus, Inc.

ISBN 10: 1557255768 ISBN 13: 9781557255761

Verlag: Paraclete Press, 2010

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This is a tried and true beginner&;s guide to the singing and understanding of Gregorian chant. Developed at The Community of Jesus, an ecumenical community that chants the Divine Offices in Latin each day, The Song of Prayer shows how Gregorian chant takes Christians back to a time when there was unity among the churches. Readers will learn the basics of Gregorian chant, with some preliminary instruction in Latin, chant notation, its history and development, and theology. An instructional (and beautiful) 45-minute CD accompanies the book.

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This tried and true guide to singing and understanding Gregorian chant was developed at the Community of Jesus, where the Divine Office is chanted every day. The Community of Jesus, and ecumenical Christian Community in the Benedictine monastic tradition, located on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, has been active in the Gregorian chant revival for three decades.

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With this simple guide, you will soon be able to close the day in quiet beauty and simplicity, chanting the service of Compline as they do at monasteries all over the world. You don't have to be musical in order to get started. You'll learn the basics of chant, including chant notation, its history and development, and spirituality.

Ideal for individuals as well as small groups in churches, homes, and classrooms, this book teaches you to chant the complete service of Compline and offers and experience of Compline and offers an experience like that of the Christians of the early church who gathered together each day to pray in song.

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• Verlag: Paraclete Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1557255768
• ISBN 13: 9781557255761
• Einband: Product Bundle
• Anzahl der Seiten: 110
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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