plainsong

plain·song

 (plān′sông′, -sŏng′)

n. Ecclesiastical

1. Gregorian chant.

2. Monophonic medieval liturgical music without strict meter and traditionally sung without accompaniment. In both senses also called plainchant.

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[Translation of Medieval Latin cantus plānus.]

plainsong

(ˈpleɪnˌsɒŋ)

n

(Music, other) the style of unison unaccompanied vocal music used in the medieval Church, esp in Gregorian chant. Also called: plainchant

[C16: translation of Medieval Latin cantus plānus]

plain•song

(ˈpleɪnˌsɔŋ, -ˌsɒŋ)

n.

the ancient traditional unisonal music of the Christian Church, having its form set and its use prescribed by ecclesiastical tradition.

[1505–15; translation of Medieval Latin cantus plānus]

plainsong

A nonmetrical church chant.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

plainsong - 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

canto gregoriano

plainsong

[ˈpleɪnsɒŋ] N → canto m llano

plainsong

[ˈpleɪnˌsɒŋ] n → canto piano