Musicology Annotation << Back Modal ethos from the liturgical standpoint (as seen in the case of Gregorian introits) Moskva Julia V. Gregorian modes are characterized by their scale, the hierarchy of its degrees, melodic formulas and their ethos. Out of these four criteria the modal ethos which is the ability of a mode to express certain states of the soul is the hardest to analyse. The study of ethos is inherited by the middle ages from the antiquity, however it’s also imbued by the Christian worldview. Traditionally modal ethos is perceived in the light of melodic features and ways to evolve through time. The author of the article proposes to also consider the liturgical aspect, namely the relation between Gregorian modes and the liturgical church calendar. This relation is examined in the case of introit as the most demonstrative musical and liturgical genre, which opens a mass and directly reflects the theme of a certain day of the church calendar. The article uses Franciscan manuscripts graduals as the input to the study. Keywords: Gregorian modes, ethos, introit, church calendar, temporale, sanctorale, Franciscan tradition. DOI: 10.25791/musicology.11.2018.248 Contacts: E-mail: iulmos@mail.ru Pp. 29-41.