gregorian mode meaning

Noun: Gregorian mode  gri'goreeun mowd

1. Any of a system of modes used in Gregorian chants up until 1600; derived historically from the Greek mode
   - ecclesiastical mode, church mode, medieval mode

Derived forms: Gregorian modes

Type of: mode, musical mode

Encyclopedia: Gregorian mode

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1. Part 2 ( 7 bars ) follows with the remaining of the text " a cappella " in Gregorian mode.
2. Later sources of these other chant traditions show an increasing Gregorian influence, such as occasional efforts to categorize their chants into the Gregorian modes.
3. Within each series, there are several possible psalm tones corresponding to the predominant pitch of the antiphon, which may or may not correspond to the " dominant " pitch of Gregorian modes.
4. Peudargents musical style is typical for the Flemish school and closely resembles that of composers such as Clemens non Papa, even though Peudargent sticks less to Gregorian modes and strives towards a stronger textual expression.
5. According to the Catholic practice, the incipit ( " " Asperges me " " ) is not composed and has to be intoned by the priest in Gregorian mode before the choir is going on.