Saturday, October 18, 2008

Wikipedia Assignment #2

1. Word Count: 8542 words

2. Search Term: Gregorian Chant.  Exact article: Gregorian Chant

3. Disambiguation link: The disambiguation link helps searchers to resolve conflicts in article titles occurring when there may be more than one link relating to the search criterium.

4. There are comments surrounding what people have either added or subtracted from the content of the wiki search.  There is also boards to post messages to other individuals pertaining to that particular topic.

5. How many edits: There have been 243 edits to the page Gregorian Chant, the first change was on 12 March 2005, last change was on 15 September 2008.

6. Total external links equal 11 currently.

7. References: Equal 23 currently

8. 2 entries under Further Reading.

This article covers the history of Gregorian chant, from its Roman Catholic upbringing.  Gregorian Chant was used as a form of somber song during church service for Catholic churches.  The article discusses the progression of the art from where it began to where it is today in current day music listening.  The article also goes over more of the fine details surrounding the Musical form itself, Performance of the art, Liturgical functions, and Influence.

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