Gregorian Chant: The Eternal Song http://www.communityofjesus.org/?p=4099971

Gregorian Chant: The Eternal Song http://www.communityofjesus.org/?p=4099971


Gregorian Chant: The Eternal Song | The Community of Jesus
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By Cantor A look forward: #quot;Vox in Rama#quot; Vox in Rama (A voice in Rama is heard), is the Communion chant from the Feast of the Holy Innocents which was celebrated only a few weeks ago. This short but extraordinarily beautiful chant is the outcry of Rachel at the death of her children, and her unwillingness to be consoled. Both the range of this chant and its relentless use of a rising and falling half-step musical motive draw us in to the depth of Rachel##039;s mourning. [ 170 more words. ]

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