Gregorian is a German band, headed by Frank Peterson, performing Gregorian chant-inspired versions of modern pop and rock songs. Because it features both vocal harmony and instrumental accompaniment, the music cannot be considered true Gregorian chant. In music, a band is a company of musicians, or musical ensemble, usually popular or folk, playing parts of or improvising a musical arrangement on different musical instruments. ... Frank Peterson is a German music producer. ... Gregorian chant is also known as plainchant or plainsong and is a form of monophonic, unaccompanied singing, which was developed in the Catholic Church, mainly during the period 800-1000. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Rock is a form of popular music from the mid 20th century which typically features a vocal melody (often with vocal harmony) that is supported by accompaniment of electric guitars, a bass guitar, and drums, often with a strong back beat. ...

Originally, Gregorian was conceived as a more pop-oriented group in the vein of Enigma. Under this concept, they recorded the 1991 album Sadisfaction, with lead vocals provided by The Sisters of Oz: Susana Espelleta (Peterson's wife at the time) and Birgit Freud. However, this was the only album in that style. Enigma is an electronic musical project started by Michael Cretu, his wife Sandra Cretu, David Fairstein and Frank Peterson in 1990. ...

In 1998, Peterson and his team re-invented the project to perform 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 and choir singers - were hired.

Each Gregorian album is initially digitally tracked at Nemo Studios, Peterson's Hamburg studio. The vocalists then record their parts in a church atmosphere with dimmed lights and candles, in order to escape what Peterson referred to in a 2001 interview as the "cold and technical" studio atmosphere. ^[1] Hamburgs motto: May the posterity endeavour with dignity to conserve the freedom, which the forefathers acquired. ...

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. A compilation album is a musical album featuring songs or tunes with some common characteristics. ...

A fifth Masters of Chant album was released on March 31, 2006.

Discography

• Sadisfaction (1991)
• Masters of Chant (2000)
• Masters of Chant Chapter II (2001)
• Masters of Chant Chapter III (2002)
• Masters of Chant Chapter IV (2003)
• The Dark Side (2004)
• The Masterpieces: Best Of + Live DVD (2005)
• Masters of Chant Chapter V (2006)
• Christmas Chants (2006)
• Songs of the Beatles (Tribute) (2006)

Brothers In Arms (5:09) Scarborough Fair (4:06) Tears In Heaven (4:43) Still Im Sad (4:02) When A Man Loves A Woman (4:08) Nothing Else Matters (5:30) Fade To Grey (3:38) Losing My Religion (5:01) Vienna (4:22) Sound Of Silence (3... Masters of Chant Chapter II is an album by Gregorian. ... Masters of Chant III is an album by Gregorian. ...

Notes

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External links

• Official site (GER, EN)
• Fan site (GER, ENG, DUT, RU)
• German Fan site
• English Fan site
• Polish Fan site