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Gregorian is tagged as: new age, gregorian, ambient, choir, celtic

At least once a year, producer Frank Peterson retreats with his headphones to raid his extensive music collection in the search for new repertoire. It takes a lot of instinct and inspiration to choose the songs for a project like Gregorian. “Not every song is suited for the Gregorian sound scale,” he explains, “so the songs have to be chosen very carefully for Gregorian.” Luckily, Peterson’s immense music knowledge seems inexhaustible and there are no limits to his creativity. How else could it be that we find a Eurythmics ballad next to a Tears For Fears pop tune in the Gregorian repertoire? Or a Peter Gabriel song next to a Lenny Kravitz rock track? However, with Gregorian all of this fits in and forms a unit - well-known melodies in a completely new sound transporting the listener into the timeless world of Gregorian chant.
In 1998, Frank Peterson and his team re-invented what was initially a pop group into one that performs 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 singers - were hired to form a choir.
The concept proved to be successful, and ...
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Top 10 Gregorian Songs
So Sad
Moment Of Peace
Nothing Else Matters
Losing My Religion
Wicked Game
Ave Satani (The Omen)
With or Without You
Join Me
Brothers in Arms
Tears in Heaven
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Top 10 Gregorian Albums
Masters of Chant
Sadisfaction
Masters of Chant Chapter II
The Dark Side
Masters of Chant Chapter III
Masters of Chant Chapter IV
Masters Of Chant Chapter V
The Dark Side Of The Chant
Christmas Chants
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