Der Mythos Gregor und die Grundlegung dermusica sacraim heiligen Buch
Therese Bruggisser-Lanker
Abstract Divine inspiration through the Holy Ghost is topical in portraits of Gregory Great: A dove brings him divine words, which he writes himself or dictates to his deacon Petrus. Thus charismatic Father Church became, like Evangelists, a divinely inspired medium who transmitted mandate spreading gospel and guaranteed heavenly origin texts that were recited sung liturgy. The preface ‘Gregorius presul’, be found variant forms introducing antiphonaries cantatories, states Gregory, “powerful teacher” church chant, composed songbooks ( composuit hunc libellum musicae artis ), thereby sanctifying them. Scholars see this Carolingian strategy legitimation based on dynasty’s theocratic concept power. Gregorian quintessence medieval monophonic tradition, has origins Frankish adopting “authentic” Roman rite, was declared canonical liturgy all churches empire because Gregory’s authorship. But consolidation myth unintentionally legitimated process composition, too, connection between concepts authorship justified composer’s claim ministry attaining highest knowledge.
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