CD: Transcend - Pure Gregorian ChantPlainsong (a translation of the Latin Cantus planus) or Gregorian Chant (named after Pope Gregory 1, c 54 64, who codified much of the church's music), is the earliest extant music of Western civilisation. Derived from ancient Greek melodies and the chants of the Jewish synagogue, it is the traditional ritual melody of the Western Christian Church, its rhythms based on the free rhythm of speech. Conceived in tranquillity, these timeless chants with