- plainsong plain·song n
- ['pleɪnˌsɒŋ]
canto piano
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plainsong plain·song n
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plainsong — plain|song [ˈpleınsɔŋ US so:ŋ] n also plainchant [U] a type of old Christian church music in which people sing a simple tune without musical instruments … Dictionary of contemporary English
plainsong — plain|song [ pleın,sɔŋ ] noun uncount a type of old religious music heard in Christian churches, sung by a group of people together without the use of musical instruments … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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plainsong — /playn sawng , song /, n. 1. the unisonous vocal music used in the Christian church from the earliest times. 2. modal liturgical music; Gregorian chant. 3. a cantus firmus or theme chosen for contrapuntal development. 4. any simple and unadorned… … Universalium
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Plainsong — For other uses, see Plainsong (disambiguation). Plainsong (also plainchant; Latin: cantus planus) is a body of chants used in the liturgies of the Catholic Church. Though the Eastern Orthodox churches and the Catholic Church did not split until… … Wikipedia
Plainsong — Generic term for the unaccompanied music of monks singing in unison, e.g. *Gregorian chant. The rhythm of the song was and still is determined by the natural accents of the text being sung. The word plain refers to the single line of melody, its… … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Music of the Mass — • Article covers exclusively the texts of the Mass (not seasonal) which receive a musical treatment Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Music of the Mass Music of the Mass … Catholic encyclopedia
Magnificat — • The title commonly given to the Latin text and vernacular translation of the Canticle (or Song) of Mary Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Magnificat Magnificat … Catholic encyclopedia
MUSIC — This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction written sources of direct and circumstantial evidence the material relics and iconography notated sources oral tradition archives and important collections of jewish music… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Antiphonary — • One of the present liturgical books intended for use in the liturgical choir, and originally characterized, by the assignment to it principally of the antiphons used in various parts of the Roman liturgy Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight.… … Catholic encyclopedia
