Chant Wars: Make It Roman 17 October 2005 Good news for a capella crusaders. Benjamin Bagby talks to Leonard Lopate of WNYC about the seamy backstory of Gregorian Chant: more to do with Charlemagne than Pope Gregory -- who, according to legend, was supposed to have received the inspiration for the liturgical songs direct from the Holy Spirit -- as well as fodder for the "Chant Wars," and the call for a return to Roman "authenticity" in the face of the multi-culti masses.
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