plainsong

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THe first 2 bars of plainsong are worth that alone.

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  1. noun Roman Catholic Church Gregorian chant.
  2. noun Roman Catholic Church Any monophonic medieval liturgical music without strict meter and traditionally sung without accompaniment. Also called plainchant.

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  • THe first 2 bars of plainsong are worth that alone. —  Drowned In Sound // Feed
  • One of the first projects undertaken with the new SADiE system was the recording and editing of a second CD of Gregorian plainsong from the Cistercian monks of Helligenkreuz Abbey near Vienna. —  UK Regional Film and Television News
  • The Winter Weekend reflected this perfectly, with daily solemn sung liturgy (Mass and the Divine Office) and a fascinating lecture on the development of chant, vernacular chant, and the rhythm of plainsong by Peter Wilton, who is Director of the —  New Liturgical Movement
  • Another option is to choose a very simple plainsong piece sung to the entrance text, in Latin or in English. —  New Liturgical Movement
  • The Colby College graduate paused from his avocation, as well as his duties as a commercial lender at TD Banknorth's Augusta and Waterville offices, to answer some questions about a spiritual art and craft, also called plainsong, that seems largely neglected in the 21st century. —  Maine News Updates - Central Maine Newspapers, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel
 

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  1. Translation of Medieval Latin cantus plānus.
 

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