It is clear that Adeste evolved from a strictly triple-metred chant mesure in its earliest versions, through various free-rhythmic versions to the wellknown duple-metred tune first found in print in An Essay on the Church
Plain Chant (1782).
Henry Formby, The
Plain Chant, The Image and Symbol of the Humanity of our Divine Redeemer and the Blessed Mary: A Discourse (London: James Burns, 1848), 4.
One of the reasons given for Tilly's father, Conrad Swertz, deserting his family in Cork was his opposition to the exclusion of women from the choir and the exclusive use of
plain chant or classical polyphony recommended in this reform.
Much
plain chant was also used and there seemed to be a difficulty in moving from the single line into polyphony.
There was a yawning 22-length gap back to the third,
Plain Chant.
On Saturday we heard Des Canyon's aux Etoiles from Sir Simon Rattle's CBSO; last night we heard its complement for the organ, the massive Meditation s sur le mystere de la Sainte Trinite , similarly full of encoded symbolism, bird song,
plain chant and hypnotic Indian rhythms, combining in a wonderful paean of contemplation.
Mapping Wales has the harpist Catrin Finch with choir and orchestra, and
Plain Chants are sung by the Ardwyn singers.