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plainsong

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plain·song  (plnsông, -sng)
n. Roman Catholic Church
1. Gregorian chant.
2. Any monophonic medieval liturgical music without strict meter and traditionally sung without accompaniment. Also called plainchant.
[Translation of Medieval Latin cantus plnus.]
plainsong [ˈpleɪnˌsɒŋ]
n
(Music, other) the style of unison unaccompanied vocal music used in the medieval Church, esp in Gregorian chant Also called plainchant
[translation of Medieval Latin cantus plānus]
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Noun1.plainsong - a liturgical chant of the Roman Catholic Churchplainsong - a liturgical chant of the Roman Catholic Church
Gregorian chant, plainchant
chant - a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone
cantus firmus - a melody used as the basis for a polyphonic composition
Translations
plainsong [ˈpleɪnsɒŋ] N → canto m llano
plainsong [ˈpleɪnˌsɒŋ] n → canto piano
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Anglicans, it is supposed, sang formally in the plainsong tradition.
Chorus of approval; A commemoration of Huddersfield's massed voices ... by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
From the Vaults of Westminster Cathedral" finds the Choir singing settings from Advent to Christmas and Epiphany, including music by Victoria, Monteverdi and Byrd, some plainsong, and works from The Vaults by composers who worked at the Cathedral.
classical by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
Two years later, Matthews and Andy Roberts enjoyed some success with Plainsong but it's as a solo artist that Iain has kept busy and he now has 19 albums to his name.
Fairport founder Iain Matthews guest artist at club; FOLK DIARY by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
 
 
 
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