The Gregorian Modes Early Music Outside of its purely religious

Outside of its purely religious context

this book shares the belief that beauty and art can bridge differences

but through the inner transformation of the soul

Who among us does not need to know how to turn trouble into spiritual good

The Gregorian Modes Early Music Outside of its purely religiousThis is one of the most important writings about Gregorian chant and makes clear the role of the modes in the study of chant. Beautifully organized and written by Dom Daniel Saulnier, a Benedictine monk at the Abbey of Solesmes, France, the book is divided into two parts: Modality, which describes the history and evolution of the modes, and The Gregorian Octoechos (the system of eight modes in which Gregorian chant fits) that is a comprehensive study