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Historically, Gregorian chant is in direct, organic development with ancient cantilation -- chanting -- patterns of the psalms in temple and synagogue.
Archive 2008-07-06 papabear 2008
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Historically, Gregorian chant is in direct, organic development with ancient cantilation -- chanting -- patterns of the psalms in temple and synagogue.
Archive 2008-07-01 papabear 2008
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Up, up my soul, from your lowly cantilation, put on a timely vigour,
Poems 1918-21 1921
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Pre-Massoretic tradition preserved the titles as Scripture, but lost much of the liturgical and musical meaning, very likely because of changes in the liturgical cantilation of the
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913
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The title probably means that these psalms were to be accompanied in cantilation exclusively "with stringed instruments".
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913
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Par., together with the fact that it was he who instituted the solemn levitical cantilation of psalms in the presence of the Ark of the
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913
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It appears in the cantilation of the synagogue, the service of the cathedral, the prayers of the
Sunny Memories of Foreign Lands, Volume 2 Harriet Beecher Stowe 1853
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The tasks came upon us in the middle of busy lives, and I was amazed to see Erin take charge and keep to the timeline, studying prayers and Haftorah with her tutor, Rachel Valfer, and then her parsha cantilation with the cantor.
J. Weekly 2009
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