@redeemed_zoomer Kievan or Obikhod. Rachmaninoff drew from these and Znamenny (Russian take on Byzantine) to have the All-Night Vigil and Liturgy.
Gregorian is how you get to Palestrina and in time Bach. Music stands on the shoulders of giants too.
@MCulhaven51091@sola_chad “Woman, behold your son” / “Behold your mother” … mentioned by name in various creeds … some of the oldest hymns and prayers mention her.
Also: as you are an adult instead of a child, would you say your mother “fulfilled her mission and that’s all”?
@HistoryBro1 Sagan helped spark my curiosity, though I would strongly disagree with him on religion. But all the same, the series indirectly fostered my music sensibilities, especially deepening the Vangelis connection.