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At least once a year, producer Frank Peterson retreats with his headphones to raid his extensive music collection in the search for new repertoire. It takes a lot of instinct and inspiration to choose the songs for a project like Gregorian. “Not every song is suited for the Gregorian sound scale,” he explains, “so the songs have to be chosen very carefully for Gregorian.” Luckily, Peterson’s immense music knowledge seems inexhaustible and there are no limits to his creativity. How else could it be that we find a Eurythmics ballad next to a Tears For Fears pop tune in the Gregorian repertoire? Or a Peter Gabriel song next to a Lenny Kravitz rock track? However, with Gregorian all of this fits in and forms a unit - well-known melodies in a completely new sound transporting the listener into the timeless world of Gregorian chant.
In 1998, Frank Peterson and his team re-invented what was initially a pop group into one that performs popular songs in the Gregorian style. The criteria for song selection were strict; in order to be considered, a song needed to be translatable into the 7-tone scale. After the songs were chosen, twelve vocalists - previously acclaimed session singers - were hired to form a choir.
The concept proved to be successful, and the group proceeded to record several more Masters of Chant albums in the same style. Their 2004 album, The Dark Side, was a slight departure from the others, featuring a darker repertoire consistent with the title. In 2005, The Masterpieces, a compilation album with a live DVD, was released.
In 1998, Frank Peterson and his team re-invented what was initially a pop group into one that performs popular songs in the Gregorian style. The criteria for song selection were strict; in order to be considered, a song needed to be translatable into the 7-tone scale. After the songs were chosen, twelve vocalists - previously acclaimed session singers - were hired to form a choir.
The concept proved to be successful, and the group proceeded to record several more Masters of Chant albums in the same style. Their 2004 album, The Dark Side, was a slight departure from the others, featuring a darker repertoire consistent with the title. In 2005, The Masterpieces, a compilation album with a live DVD, was released.
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Gala_k wrote:
Groshina, that's not Gregorian.. it is "Roundabout" by Enigma
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Groshina wrote:
Please, help to learn the song name! From words I remember only ae-ae-ae-aya, ae-ae ooooo, then a melody :)Gregorian :) Has forgotten the song name! : (
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SvetlaBat wrote:
to LuliusCaesar mmm, I think it sounds better, than The Sisters of Mercy're playing "More"
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GSV3MiaC wrote:
Just a pity that most (all?) the 'CD's are copy protected (as it says in real small print) and thus won't play on PCs etc without installing some custom player software. Were it not for that, I'd buy a full set.
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LuliusCaesar wrote:
Some people get by/ With a little understanding/ Some people get by/ With a whole lot more/ I don't know/ Why you gotta be so undemanding/ I want more...
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Mirtrione wrote:
Gregorian do not sound like Enigma. They're a choir that sings pop and rock songs in a gregorian style. Enigma is electronica chill out that uses Gregorian chants every now and again. Not to mention that Frank Peterson co created Enigma.
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oberone wrote:
istas ad cartas ego tam invite intueor, sed explicare ibi possum nil nugarum tuarum; atque igitur te in aqua mi scribere deinde videtur. quo ingeniosus fugit? quo Cicero meus it iam? non intendit me ad fallendum augentibus verbis, Catullum ad catulum te delendum; mihi placet.
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indigozen wrote:
Pretty-interesting covers they have there. And good sound ,too
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Canaris101 wrote:
Großartiges Projekt, jede Coverversion ist edel, selbst diesen miesen Song von Metallica haben die veredelt. Depeche Mode wurden ehrenvoll gewürdigt, Johnny Cash bekam auch eine 1-A-Ehrerbietung.
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hk48 wrote:
Beautiful
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LuliusCaesar wrote:
That's me in the corner / That's me in the spotlight / Losing my religion / Trying to keep up with you / And I don't know if I can do it / Oh no I've said too much / I haven't said enough /
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braciaga wrote:
Super....
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Stopko_0 wrote:
want hear they in syberia..gregorians songs in one time with a strong syberian cold.)
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shalotka wrote:
They really should have finished after the first album...
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C0RVIN wrote:
влюбляешься в них с первых минут...
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matlin1 wrote:
Copy of Enigma...
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I love it !
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sosa13 wrote:
me encanta q te guste esa clase de musia europea, a mi tambien.
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sol-luar17 wrote:
d+++++++++++++!
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xero01uk wrote:
WOW just got the album and its briliant!"
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- Dec 3 Gregorian Stadthalle, Rostock, Germany
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