New evidence of the Old Beneventan chant
Thomas Forrest Kelly
The material presented here summarizes information that has come to light in the last ten years regarding repertory and practice of Beneventan chant southern Italy. itself is provided tabular form; commentary precedes it gives some brief background points out a few interesting details. one those varieties liturgical song made early medieval musical landscape so much more than later became, after Carolingian urge unity, combined with ecclesiastical reform, created universal music we now call Gregorian chant. Some these repertories have survived: Ambrosian Milan; Old Spanish liturgy. Others, like Gallican chant, disappeared.
Plainsong & Medieval Music