Wednesday, August 08, 2007

Ambrosian chant

The following clips, according to the post-conciliar Ambrosian rite liturgy -- not the classical Ambrosian liturgy -- provide some interesting views into the form of that liturgy as it stands now in the archdiocese of Milan, including some of the differences, but more particularly, I felt it would be of interest to those interested in hearing some of the differences in Ambrosian vs. Gregorian melodies.

The Twelvefold Kyrie:



Gospel Procession:



Gloria (note that you can see here, as is traditional to the Ambrosian rite, the deacon wears his stole outside of the dalmatic):



Alleluia Sequence:



The Incensation (I've shown you this before):

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