Gregorian Tones
Gregorian Tones. The 8 plainsong melodies prescribed for the psalms in the RC Church, one in each of the 8 modes. They have alternative endings (or ‘inflexions’) so as to connect properly with the various following antiphons. The Tonus Peregrinus is additional to the 8.
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