Psallat Ecclesia

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What we call Gregorian chant is old music. By the 13th century most of it was already composed. It is the church's oldest musical treasure, and is the word of God spoken, and prayers prayed, in a language where the word is lifted and born on wings of exquisite beauty. It is not just a language of words, but a meeting of words and melody in an expression of extraordinary power. Gregorian chant developed over a long period of oral transmission from generation to generation. If there is an evolutionary theory for artistic expression, a sort of "survival of the fittest", it can certainly be used about Gregorian chant. Many of these melodies are so unbelievably beautiful; it is as if we sense divine participation in their creation. There is an air of mysticism in this music, which more and more people are seeking as a setting for meditation and prayer.

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contents:

1. Salus eterna
2. Congaudentes exultemus
3. Nato canunt omnia
4. Introitus, St. Agatha: Gaudeamus
5. Alleluia Letabitur iustus
6. Laudes debitas Deo
7. Victimae paschali laudes
8. Lux illuxit, St. Hallvard
9. Alleluia Quoniam Deus
10. Psallat ecclesia
11. Ecce pulcra
12. Martiris eximii
13. Probasti
14. Stola iucunditatis
15. Virgini Mariae

Schola Solensis
Halvor J. Østtveit, conductor
Ragnhild Hadland, soloist