A Previously Unknown Repertoire of Alleluia Chants from the 1518 Graduale Cassoviense (Clmae 172a, 172b)

Rastislav Adamko

doi:10.18290/rh206812-2

Rastislav Adamko Catholic University in Ružomberok, Slovakia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18290/rh206812-2

Keywords: Cathedral of St. Elizabeth in Košice, Graduale Cassoviense, post-Gregorian repertoire, alleluia chants, modality

Abstract

The Graduale Cassoviense is a late medieval musical-liturgical manuscript. Apart from the standard Gregorian repertoire, it also contains original local chants. Moreover, it also includes several alleluia chants that—so far—have not been found in any other sources or reported in the existing databases. A mutual comparison of these chants (as well as their comparison with other repertoires) provides a chance to show their genetic connections and conditionality. The repertoire shows a late medieval explosion of local musical and poetic production in the territory of Central and Eastern Europe. Nevertheless, this production shows different aesthetical bases and rules than the typical Gregorian ones. For such reasons, we can define it as a post-Gregorian work.

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