RT Article
T1 The Liturgical Usage of Translated Gregorian Chant in the Korean Catholic Church
JF Religions
VO 12
IS 12
A1 Cho, Eun Young
A1 Wong, Hayoung
A1 Geem, Zong Woo
LA English
PB MDPI
YR 2021
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1796465275
AB For centuries, Gregorian chant has served as a monophonic song written for the religious services of the Roman Catholic Church, but Korean Catholics first encountered this chant in the early nineteenth century. Korean Catholics ultimately became more attracted to the Korean translations of these chants, as opposed to the original Latin versions. This article introduces some issues related to the language translation of Gregorian chant, especially for chants performed in Holy Week. The issues include discrepancies in the number of syllables, shifts in melismatic emphasis, difficult diction in vocalization, briefer singing parts because of space limitations, challenging melodic lines, and translation losses from neumes to modern notes.
K1 Catholic Church
K1 Gregorian chant
K1 Korean translation
K1 Liturgy
K1 sacred music
DO 10.3390/rel12121033