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Meanings of cantus planus in English
Body of monophonic chants used in the liturgies of the Western Christian Church.
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Examples for "plainsong"
Examples for "plainsong"
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At a pause in the plainsong one of the tapers was put out.
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Worship, plainsong, good liturgy, space and stillness provide solace for body, mind and heart.
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Instead, he turned to early music; to plainsong; and to the beginnings of polyphony.
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The definition of plainsong is unaccompanied unison singing in Latin.
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Then with a surge rose up the plainsong melody.
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The Christian church's requirement for music of calculated restraint produced foundational works ranging from early plainchant to 16th-century polyphony and beyond.
Translations for cantus planus