Plainchant
·
Also
known as Plainsong and Gregorian
Chant
·
Unaccompanied melody set to words of the Catholic Liturgy
such as the Mass, or traditional Catholic prayers.
·
Plainchants
are modal and have no regular time meter. They
follow the rhythm of the Latin words.
·
Plainchant
is usually in unison but sometimes there are simple
harmony parts - this is called organum (2 parts which move together that same
distance apart all the time, usually a 5th.) This is the earliest
form of harmony.
Video: ‘Ubi Caritas’ :
Can you see how the written music is not in a clef nor does it have a time signature?
When you listen to a plainchant you will
hear:
No instruments - a plainchant is A Cappella
Male Voices - Traditional Plainchants were only sang
by monks and priests - who are only ever men!
Latin language - Roman
Catholic prayers or parts of
the Mass!
As you listen to the following playlist, try to identify the following features:
A Capella
Latin
Male Voices
Unison
Solo
Organum
Modal
Melismatic
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