Illuminated Manuscripts

Playing Gregorian chant on wire harp (Part 4)

Playing Gregorian chant on wire harp (Part 4)

In one of my earlier posts on reading Gregorian chant I promised to discuss staves and clefs later on. They’re a little different in Gregorian. Modern music notation uses five lines, like this: Gregorian chant, in contrast, uses four lines: The range of Gregorian chant doesn’t usually go beyond an octave, so you won’t see […]