Medieval Music: Gregorian Chant

Jeff Johnson, professor of music at the University of Kentucky, explains characteristics of Gregorian chant. Members of the UK Men’s Chorus demonstrate three performance methods—direct, antiphonal, and responsorial—and perform the Gregorian chant “Alma redemptoris mater.”

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