What is the tempo of Gregorian Chant?
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Rhythm - There is no precise rhythm for a Gregorian chant. Notes may be held for a duration of “short” or “long,” but no complex rhythms are used. Form - Some Gregorian chants tend to be in ternary (ABA) form. A cantor begins the piece with an introductory solo, called an incipit.
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The tempo of a gregorian chant is 69 BPM.
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- The fundamental lineage of Western plainchant is a Gregorian chant, a style of monophonic, unaccompanied holy music in Latin of the Roman Catholic Church.
- Gregorian chant evolved mostly in western and central Europe in the ninth and tenth centuries, with subsequent additions and redactions.
- Features of this chant are Melody - A Gregorian chant's melody is particularly free-flowing, Harmony - Because Gregorian chants are monophonic in texture, they lack harmony, and Rhythm - A Gregorian chant has no fixed rhythm.
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