Talk:Plainsong

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Needs expansion
As the link indicates, we've only touched the surface of this important subject. With Plainchant redirecting to Gregorian Chant right now, people will think that "plainsong" is synonymous with Gregorian Chant, when in fact they are not the same.

I'll try adding more information later. --Ardonik 02:34, 2004 Aug 8 (UTC)


 * You are correct: it is a huge and important topic.  There are still vast missing areas in Wikicoverage of music prior to the Renaissance; I've been filling in a few.  Glad to see someone else is interested!  Antandrus 02:37, 8 Aug 2004 (UTC)

What is the rationale for saying "The use of plainsong is now mostly confined to the Monastic Orders." I hear plainsong used reasonably often by (Catholic) congregations and lay choirs here in England, as well as when I've worked abroad.--Robotforaday 13:09, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

This following paragraph needs more attention; the rational is conflicting. If there are four lines on a staff that appear to indicate pitch, what do they indicate if not pitch? As the number of chants in the church's repertoire increased, officials needed a better way to standardize the music.[3] A unique form of musical notation was developed to help standardize the music and provide a reference for the performers and audience alike.[1] The musical notations that were used were called neumes, and they are employed on a four-line staff, unlike the five-line staff we are accustomed to today.[3] The neumes are placed above the chant's words to help the performer identify the piece's melody but did not specify the pitches or intervals that needed to be sung.[1] Even though there were written musical manuscripts, the performers still needed to memorize the chants through oral traditions before interpreting the notation.[1] It was not until the eleventh century that musical pitches were being integrated into written music.[1] — Preceding unsigned comment added by Johns568 (talk • contribs) 20:43, 12 February 2024 (UTC)

Link
The link at the bottom doesn't work Kisch 12:18, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

Melisma
There's some information in Melisma that might be appropriate to include here. (Not my area of expertise, though.) Askari Mark (Talk) 01:59, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

Sacra Musica
I moved this text: free scores. Sacra Musica "Sacra Musica" has been around in the article for a while, but it seems to be a bit of a loose end. I wonder if it should be somewhere else, or simply deleted.2603:6010:4E42:500:51F:7970:632B:3A3F (talk) 01:17, 4 May 2021 (UTC)

History
please give evidence of the link between Jewish synagogue music. Thanks 94.173.17.182 (talk) 10:22, 19 October 2023 (UTC)