Gregorianischer Gesang aus dem Auxerre-Manuskript (13. Jahrhundert)

Liturgies of the French Church.
In the 13th century the diocese of Auxerre possessed a totally different repertory from that of Rome, both in its text and its music. It represents one of the most perfect examples of the Gallican tradition – the spiritual, liturgical and artistic movement which strove to affirm the specific nature of the traditions of the Church of France ‘against’ the Roman rites and traditions.