Gregorian chant is the central tradition of Western plainchant, a form of monophonic, unaccompanied sacred song in Latin of the Roman Catholic Church. Gregorian chant developed mainly in western and c
The Introit Gaudeamus omnes, scripted in square notation in the 14th–15th century Graduale Aboense, honors Henry, patron saint of Finland. Gaudeamus omnes
A dove representing the Holy Spirit sitting on Pope Gregory I's shoulder symbolizes Divine Inspiration.
Two plainchants from the Mass Proper, written in adiastematic neumes, from Codex Sangallensis 359 [de]
Antiphonary with Gregorian chants
A neume is the basic element of Western and some Eastern systems of musical notation prior to the invention of five-line staff notation.
"Iubilate deo universa terra" shows psalm verses in unheightened cheironomic neumes.
Cistercian neumes, St. Denis/St. Evrault, North France, 12th century. (Quon)iam prevenisti eum in benedictione and Offertorium. In omnem terram exivit sonus. Variation of the letter F to the left of each line.
"Gaudeamus omnes", from the Graduale Aboense, was scripted using square notation.