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Camilo Bravo :drumset:

Musician Pope Gregory I (stage name "Saint Gregory the Great") lived for 64 years. This number being a power of 2, he was canonized immediately after his death, and the hashtag was born.

Gregory is believed to have composed such timeless hits as the Sacramentary and, today's pick for , the Antiphonary:

youtu.be/zIv88AhRcAo

Back around the 600's, the standard hadn't been finalized yet, so producers were forced to build gigantic structures to achieve the iconic Gregorian 'verb. These buildings doubled as places of worship, a practice that continues to this day.

Frustrated at the over-produced state of young people's pop music, Gregory took a different path, one of brutal simplicity. He dispensed with rhythm and harmony entirely, a decision that arguably cost him many a follower, but one that would ultimately prove groundbreaking.

You can find his discography here: hymnary.org/person/Gregory_Gre

hymnary.orgPope Gregory I | Hymnary.org

I'm literally here all week, folks.