A new look at Old Roman chant
Kenneth Levy
Historians of plainchant continue to puzzle over the existence two monophonic repertories, each with claims Roman origin.The ‘Gregorian’ chant (GREG) is spread throughout Europe: there are thousands manuscripts and printed editions; earliest, lacking neumatic notation, reach back late eighth century; notation they date from ninth repertory has remained in continuous use. The ‘Old Roman’ (ROM) found fewer than half a dozen complete handful fragments; between eleventh early thirteenth centuries, nearly all region Rome. GREG ROM very similar their verbal texts liturgical provisions. But more archaic traits clearly represents city's usage, while little trace GREG's use at Rome before century. As for music, where corresponding texts, tend share some underlying musical substance. nature patterns sharings not clear, how relationships came about been satisfactorily explained.
Early Music History