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Gregorian Chant is a plain, simple, monodic chant with music subject to the text used in the liturgy of the Catholic Church . The name Gregorian chant comes from the fact that its compilation is wrongly attributed to Pope Gregory the Great ; it is an evolution of the Roman chant confronted with the Gallican chant . The text is the raison d'être of Gregorian chant ("he who sings well, prays twice"); and it is that the Gregorian chant can never be understood without the text. Gregorian chant is where the Gregorian modes (an adaptation of the Greek modes) come from, which are the basis for the music of the West . From them come the major and minor modes, and other lesser known ones.

Lent and Easter 1 (0´00´´) Exsurge, Quare Obdormis .–. 2 (2´ 24´´) Attende, Domine .-. 3 (3´54´´) Half Life .-. 4 (7´10´´) Miserere et Parce .-. 5 (9´27´´) Hoc Corpus .–. 6 (10:47) De Ore Leonis .-. 7 (12:40) Vexilla Regis Prodeunt .-. 8 (15:09) Ne Tradideris .-. 9 (16´16´´) Pueri Hebraeorum Portantes .-. 10 (19´14´´) .-. Pueri Hebraeorum Clothing .-. 11 (21´59´´) Glory, Laus and Honor Tibi Sit .-. 12 (24´24´´) Incipit Lamentatio .-. 13 (26´27´´) Traditor and Benedictus .-. 14 (30´32´´) Christus factus est .-. 15 (33´10´´) Mandatum Novum .-. 16 (34´08´´) Ubi Charitas .-. 17 (36´48´´) De Lamentatione Jeremiae .-. 18 (39´03´´) Passio Domini Nostri Jesu Christi () .-. 19 (44´05´´) Ecce Lignum Crucis .-. 20 (44'48'') Improper.

This video is offered to us by the Choir of the Abbey of Santo Domingo de Silos

Francisco de Madina Igarzábal (1907-1972), better known as Aita Madina , was a Basque religious from the Lateran, musician and composer born in Oñati , Gipuzkoa. As a teenager he entered the novitiate of the Lateran Canons Regular ; Parallel to his theology studies, he trained as a musician in Oñati and Burgos where he was a disciple of José María Beobide and Antonio José Martínez Palacios. In 1932 he was assigned to Argentina , where he developed his work as a composer, premiering numerous works. In 1955 he moved to New York where he continued to compose and premiere works. In April 1972, he moved for the last time from New York to his hometown of Oñati , where he would die a few months later.

Aita Gurea (“Our Father”) is possibly the best known composition by Aita Madina , composed in Argentina in 1946. Today we offer it in a version by the chamber choir Kemen Gra .

Concert symphony. Haydn composed this essay in multiple concerto form while visiting London in the 1790s, the same period during which he produced his well-known London Symphonies . The Concertante Symphony (1792), composed for oboe, bassoon, violin, cello, and orchestra, is the only actual work of its kind that Haydn wrote (although several earlier symphonies contain lengthy passages for solo instruments). Haydn wrote the work at the behest of the violinist and impresario Johann Salomon , who had been instrumental in bringing Haydn to London and who also played the violin part at the premiere.

Structure of the work . I (0´00´´) ALLEGRO . It begins somewhat relaxed whose dimensions, perhaps to accommodate four soloists, exceed those of the usual classical sonata-allegro movement. The main theme is a living thought divided into two halves; the former rises expectantly, while the latter meanders downward, glittering with some simple embellishments. The solo instruments begin to enter long before the opening tutti has come to an end. The tutti is finally completed with a decisive tonic cadence, at which point the true solo narratives begin. Strangely for Haydn , the development section is cluttered by the minor mode. The cadence (7'40'' - 9'04'') of the first movement is the composer's own; Haydn evidently and wisely realized that for four soloists to successfully improvise a cadenza would have been folly.

II (9´39´´) ANDANTE . It is even more original in its formal conception than the Allegro. Here, the four soloists are accompanied only by strings and a reduced complement of wind instruments. Only once, in the middle of the movement, do the four soloists drop out and allow the orchestra a brief interlude. The movement, primarily a protracted conversation between the soloists, comes across as full-scale chamber music, so much so that the aforementioned orchestral ritornello, while only lasting four bars, seems like an unwanted intrusion into the soloists' private conversation.

III (15´27´´) ALLEGRO CON SPIRITO . It opens with the energetic, traditional rondo theme, but before long it also delves into unconventional things: the violin solo interrupts the texture with a decidedly operatic passage marked "Recitative, adagio." This startling passage finally returns to the proper movement, which continues in a light and humorous manner, engaging the soloists in virtuoso pyrotechnics. (Comments taken from the illustration of the same video that we offer).

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) is one of the most renowned composers of the 20th century , who had to adapt to the political status with which he had to live. His music was sometimes denounced as decadent and reactionary and sometimes praised as representative of the new socialist art by the CPSU . In public, he was always loyal to the system and held important responsibilities in art institutions, agreeing to join the CPSU in 1960 and becoming a member of the Supreme Soviet . He wrote fifteen string quartets, another fifteen symphonies, six concertos, several operas, as well as film and ballet music. His music stands out for its relevant contrasts and original rhythmic aspects in which an energetic, sometimes burlesque character underlies.

Symphony No. 7, Leningrad , in C major, Op. 60 is a symphony by Dmitri Shostakovich composed in 1941 and dedicated to the city of Leningrad , which at the time of its composition was undergoing a dramatic siege by the Germans during World War II . It was premiered with great success on March 5, 1942 in Kuibyshev under the direction of Samuil Samosud . It is one of the composer's best-known symphonies and the longest. The symphony consists of four movements I (0´32´´) ALLEGRETTO .-. II (29´58´´) MODERATO (POCO ALLEGRETTO) .-. III (41´43´´) ADAGIO - LONG - MODERATE RISOLUTO - LONG - ADAGIO .-. IV (59´28´´) ALLEGRO NON TROPPO . The symphony soon became a symbol of the struggle of the Soviet people against fascism.

Today we see her under the baton of maestro Marin Alsop (1956), American violinist and conductor and currently head of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra , which has made her the first woman to hold a position of this level in the USA . ; She is also the Principal Guest Conductor of the São Paulo State Symphony Orchestra .

Andrew Lloyd Webber (1948) is a late 20th century composer, writer, author, producer, director and director of numerous plays. He has produced 16 musicals, two soundtracks and a Requiem mass in Latin. His awards include three Tonys , three Grammys , an Oscar , an Emmy , seven Oliviers , and a Golden Globe . Some of the songs from his plays, such as Don't Cry For Me, Argentina (from Evita ) and Pie Jesu (from his Requiem Mass ) have been successful in Europe and America outside of stage performances and have been sung by many artists. Some of his musicals like Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, The Phantom of the Opera and Cats have been brought to the big screen with great success.

Jesus Christ Superstar is a rock opera with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice , which first appeared as a concept album in 1970 and a year later made the leap to the Broadway stage. Loosely adapted from the Gospels , the plot focuses on the last seven days of the life of Jesus of Nazareth , beginning with the preparations for his arrival in Jerusalem and ending with his crucifixion. The resurrection is intentionally not included to avoid any reference to the protagonist's divinity. The show delves into the psychology of Jesus from the point of view of his disciple Judas Iscariot , who is portrayed as a tragic figure dissatisfied with the direction his teacher's doctrine has taken.

Antonio Mairena (1909–1983) was a flamenco singer, who was born Antonio Cruz García into a gypsy family, settled in Mairena del Alcor . Antonio Mairena was part of Antonio el Bailaor 's company, in which he remained for ten years and with which he toured Europe, America and Asia . In 1958 the Jerez Chair of Flamencology was created, holding numerous conferences and managing to bring flamenco to intellectual circles. In 1963 he was named doctor honoris causa by the University of Córdoba . He received, among other awards, the III Golden Key of Singing, the Medal of Merit for Work, the Gold Medal of Fine Arts and the Favorite Son of Andalusia posthumously. He is one of the most important figures in flamenco.

The saeta (from the Latin sagitta, "arrow") is a traditional religious song performed in Spain , especially in Andalusia, which is sung to the passage of the images of the Holy Week procession, frequently from a low balcony. When the song begins to be heard, the foreman of the pass orders the gang of bearers to stop. The archer can be hired by someone from the brotherhood that owns the image or be a spontaneous devotee of the image eager to show their devotion, or their art. The saetas currently sung are the so-called flamenco saetas , which represented a transformation produced at the end of the 19th century , from other primitive saetas, shorter and more sober in style, which can still be heard in some Andalusian towns.

Christ on the mount of olives (Christ on the Mount of Olives), op. 85, is an oratorio by Ludwig van Beethoven depicting the emotional turmoil of Jesus on Mount Gethsemane before his crucifixion. The work, written in a very short period of time, is a dramatic oratorio and is considered to be a much more humanistic representation of the passion of Christ than that of other settings, such as those of Bach . It concludes at the point where Jesus personally accepts his fate, placing the emphasis on his own decision rather than the subsequent Crucifixion or Resurrection . The oratorio is scored for soprano, tenor, and bass, with SATB standard choir and symphony orchestra. The tenor sings like Jesus , the soprano like a Seraphim (angel) and the bass like Peter .

Today we offer it with Valentina Farcas as soprano, Jörg Dürmüller as tenor, Dietrich Henschel as bass, the Munich Bach Choir and the Munich Bach Orchestra , all conducted by maestro Hansjörg Albrecht in a ballet version choreographed by Marguerite Donlon and with the Donlon Dance Company on stage.

Leroy Anderson (1908-1975) was an American composer of short orchestral pieces of light music, many of which were premiered by the Boston Pops Orchestra under Arthur Fiedler . John Williams has described him as "one of the greatest American masters of light orchestral music". Anderson received his first piano lessons from his mother, who was a church organist. He went on to study piano at the New England Conservatory of Music and at Harvard University graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, cum laude in 1929. He worked as an organist, choir director, and band director, making numerous arrangements for dance bands in Boston .

Blue Tango is an instrumental composition by Leroy Anderson , written for orchestra in 1951 and published in 1952. Billboard ranked it the number one song of 1952; From then on, it was reproduced in a multitude of versions, also achieving a multitude of awards. Today we can see it performed by the Cairo Opera Orchestra under the orders of the Greek maestro Lisa Xanthopoulou and staged by the dancers Zeinab Mohamed and Ahmed Saleh .