Gregorian chant

Summary

Gregorian chant is a music genre^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of music_genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,945 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Gregorian chant's instance of is recorded as music genre^[3].
• Gregorian chant's instance of is recorded as song type^[4].
• Gregorian chant's instance of is recorded as musical form^[5].
• Gregory I is named after Gregorian chant^[6].
• Gregorian chant is a type of monody^[7].
• Gregorian chant is a type of plainsong^[8].
• Gregorian chant's Commons category is recorded as Gregorian chant^[9].
• Gregorian chant's language of work or name is recorded as Latin^[10].
• Gregorian chant's country of origin is recorded as Europe^[11].
• 900 marks the founding of Gregorian chant^[12].
• Gregorian chant's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gregorian chant^[13].
• Gregorian chant's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary^[14].
• Gregorian chant's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition^[15].
• Gregorian chant's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[16].
• Gregorian chant's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[17].
• Gregorian chant's topic has template is recorded as Template:Gregorian chant^[18].
• Gregorian chant's uses is recorded as repercussion^[19].
• Gregorian chant's studied by is recorded as semiology^[20].
• Gregorian chant's practiced by is recorded as gregorianist^[21].
• Gregorian chant's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[22].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include music genre^[3], song type^[4], and musical form^[5]. Recorded subclass of include monody^[7] and plainsong^[8].

Origins

Gregory I is named after Gregorian chant^[6]. 900 marks the founding of it^[12].

Influence

Things named for Gregorian chant include 100019 Gregorianik^[23], an asteroid^[24].

Why It Matters

Gregorian chant ranks in the top 4% of music_genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,945 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25] It is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[26]

Entities named for it include 100019 Gregorianik^[23], an asteroid^[24].