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1. Mass I: Lux et Origo: Kyrie I Mode VIII - Gloria I Mode IV - Credo I Mode IV - Sanctus I Mode IV - Agnus I Mode IV (SAMPLE)
2. Mass II: Fons Bonitatis: Kyrie II Mode III - Gloria II Mode I - Credo IV Mode I - Sanctus II Mode I - Agnus II Mode I (SAMPLE)
3. Mass VIII: De Angelis: Kyrie VIII Mode V - Gloria VIII Mode V - Credo III Mode V - Sanctus VIII Mode VI - Agnus VIII Mode VI (SAMPLE)
4. Mass IX: Cum Jublio: Kyrie IX Mode I - Gloria IX Mode VII - Sanctus et Benedictus IX Mode V - Agnus IX Mode V (SAMPLE)
5. Mass XI: Orbis Factor: Kyrie XI Mode I - Gloria XI Mode II - Sanctus et benedictus XI Mode II - Agnus XI Mode I
Abbey of Santo Domingo de Silos: SpainThe Abbey of Santo Domingo de Silos is a Benedictine monastery in northern Spain, which dates from 929, when it was dedicated to Saint Sebastian. It declined following Muslim raids, but was restored under the leadership of Saint Dominic of Silos (ca 1000–1073), who was abbot of the monastery, and after whom it was later renamed. In 1835, the Abbey was forced to close under local political pressure, but by 1880, a group of monks from the Abbey of Saint-Pierre de Solesmes in France arrived to reestablish monastic life. The Solesmes monks also re-founded the choir under their own then newly-devised guidelines for plainchant singing, which is still the recognized standard for Gregorian plainsong performance within the Catholic Church. The Chorus of Monks of the Monastery of Silos has long been recognized as one of the finest in the world; they began to make recordings as early as 1957. They became internationally famous with the issue of several Gregorian chant albums in the 1990s, most famously Chant.
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