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Old Roman chant - Domine quinque talenta tradidisti michi. Medieval Old Roman Chant. Title: "Communio: Domine quinque talenta tradidisti michi". Service: Missa Sancti Marceli.More
Old Roman chant - Domine quinque talenta tradidisti michi.
Medieval Old Roman Chant. Title: "Communio: Domine quinque talenta tradidisti michi". Service: Missa Sancti Marceli.
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Hi Rhemes1582! I am familar with the genre of this music. However, Old Roman Chant existed before the unification of Europe under Carolus Magnus [crowned Holy Roman Emperor December 25th, 800AD]. It has very Greek roots from Byzantium via Venice and Milan (not to mention the direct influnce of the two imperial courts upon each other). This genre disappeared with the unification and was only kept at …More
Hi Rhemes1582! I am familar with the genre of this music. However, Old Roman Chant existed before the unification of Europe under Carolus Magnus [crowned Holy Roman Emperor December 25th, 800AD]. It has very Greek roots from Byzantium via Venice and Milan (not to mention the direct influnce of the two imperial courts upon each other). This genre disappeared with the unification and was only kept at the Lateran for a short time after the unification.

Note the drone at a fifth beneath the cantus firmus in the lower voice, the eastern melisma, quarter and eighth tone intervalic motion. Therefore, I would hazard a suggestion that this is early Organum of the Perotin period (11-12th century) sung on an ancient melody using a methodology extrapulated from an educated study of the ancient manuscripts.

Therefore, I think that St Louis IX of France might not have recognised this, however, Henri V of France would have, since it was done on Sundays and high feasts at Notre Damn de Paris and Chatres (it was the vogue or ars nova of the day). And yes, the common folk would have heard this at this time, even though they would have been in the nave and cut off from the Liturgical praxis by a choir screen.

Hope this helps towards answering your questions.... 🙂