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History of Gregorian Chant Gregorian chant (the purpose being to nurture spiritual growth, reveal the gift of God, and the explanation of the Christian message) first appeared in the Roman Empire during the fifth and sixth centuries. After Christianity was legalized in 313, different forms of chant began to develop throughout Europe. Examples of these new chants are the Mozarabic chant from Roman Spain, Ambrosian Chant from Milan, and Old Roman and Gregorian from Rome. Roman rulers who wanted to unify their music suppressed many of these chants. Others were simply abandoned. Gregorian chant, however, survived and came to dominate Western liturgical music. Contradictory to belief Pope Gregory the Great was not the sole developer of Gregorian chant. In fact a number of previous popes opened chant schools, founded chant monasteries, and composed chant. What Pope Gregory did do was bring together all the different forms of chant, organized them, and had them written down into an Antiphonary or chant book. It is unknown if Pope Gregory actually composed any chants himself. There are three main orders of chant: The Proper Chants of the Mass, The Ordinary of the Mass, and The Divine Office.
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