Chant: Music For The Soul

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Chant: Music For The Soul
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Chant, is the most peaceful music imaginable. Chant: Music for the Soul, is the ultimate in relaxation and stress relief - the perfect antidote to our fast-moving modern world.Chant has proven to heal, calm and also give strength; its power is timeless and universal. Previous albums of chant have sold in the tens of millions. Further fueling the huge general demand is Chant's use in the smash-hit computer game Halo - this is chant for a new computer-gaming generation.

Album Description:
Chant, is the most peaceful music imaginable. Chant: Music for the Soul, is the ultimate in relaxation and stress relief - the perfect antidote to our fast-moving modern world. Chant has proven to heal, calm and also give strength; its power is timeless and universal. Previous albums of chant have sold in the tens of millions. Further fueling the huge general demand is Chant's use in the smash-hit computer game Halo - this is chant for a new computer-gaming generation. One of the earliest known forms of music dating from the early Middle Ages, Gregorian chant was popularized by Enigma and the Benedictine Monks of Silos in the early and mid-1990s. Its hauntingly simple and hypnotic sound has attracted many followers, and Universal is determined to find the real masters of this music to perform a 21st Century version.



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Wonderfully soothing
I listen to this in my car between stops and I love how the songs soothe my spirit, especially when hectic schedules stress me out!

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Ravishing chant
I agree with reviewer J. Anderson that this is a "consummately attractive collection" of Gregorian chant. However, that the "divine interior pulse of Gregorian chant seems often lost by overconsideration" seems to me a gratuitous and purely subjective judgment. To these ears, the monks of Heiligenkreuz probably include vocal training in their preparation of the chant, not a quality one primarily associates with the singing of Solesmes (think of the "Solesmes scoop"). Historically, a great part of ... Read More

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - supreme spirituality

This is one of the most beautiful sacred music ever, you reach peace, sublimity in a humble heart.
Please visit Heiligenkreuz when in Vienna, a delightful short trip (try to find out when the Cistercian monks sing in the church) you'll never forget the experience.

Walter M. Reimann
Toronto,Canada

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - meditation/relaxation tpae
this cd was awesome and just what i hoped it would b..very relaxing, helpful to meditate..its soothing sounds lull u..excellent!

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - CHANT Music for the Soul
This CD by the Cistercian Monks of Stift Heiligenkreuz is marvelous.The chants are soothing and inspiring. The blending of voices makes the listener aware of the calming effect of Gregorian chants. It is beautiful, fulfilling and lifts the soul. The voices become one.

 
 
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