''Chant II'' is a 1995 album of
Gregorian chant
Gregorian chant is the central tradition of Western plainchant, a form of monophonic, unaccompanied sacred song in Latin (and occasionally Greek) of the Roman Catholic Church. Gregorian chant developed mainly in western and central Europe durin ...
, performed by the
Benedictine
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, caption = Design on the obverse side of the Saint Benedict Medal
, abbreviation = OSB
, formation =
, motto = (English: 'Pray and Work')
, foun ...
monks of
Santo Domingo de Silos
Santo Domingo de Silos is a municipality and town located in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census ( INE), the municipality had a population of 292 inhabitants.
The village is preserved by the heritage l ...
in
Burgos
Burgos () is a city in Spain located in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is the capital and most populated municipality of the province of Burgos.
Burgos is situated in the north of the Iberian Peninsula, on the confluence of t ...
,
Spain
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, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
. It is a follow-up to the 1994 release
''Chant'', the best-selling album of Gregorian chant. Like the first album, it included material which had been recorded by the monks some years previously.
Performers
The monks of Santo Domingo de Silos have been singing Gregorian chant since the 11th century (before that, they used
Mozarabic chant). In the nineteenth century the French monks of
Solesmes Abbey played a part in the reestablishment of Santo Domingo de Silos after the