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Definition of Gregorian chant
1. Noun. A liturgical chant of the Roman Catholic Church.
Definition of Gregorian chant
1. Noun. Style of unaccompanied monophonic singing in the Catholic Church. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gregorian Chant
Literary usage of Gregorian chant
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"... than in the Gregorian chant. The Gregorian melodies, however, nave more
individuality and characteristic expression. Though it is very doubtful whether ..."
2. The Monks of the West, from St. Benedict to St. Bernard by Charles Forbes Montalembert, Aurélien Courson (1872)
"Wilfrid's monasteries become centres of public education. — Services which he
renders to the arts; music, spread of the Gregorian chant. ..."
3. The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley (1859)
"Gregorian chant, a method of singing the psalms and litanies of the church introduced
... Notwithstanding the monotony of the Gregorian chant, its extreme ..."
4. Dwight's Journal of Music: A Paper of Art and Literature by John Sullivan Dwight (1880)
"The innovation of four plagal modes was not the only element in the Gregorian
chant that distinguished it from the Ambrosian. If no other difference had ..."
5. Christian Archaeology by Charles W Bennett (1888)
"... neither these simple modes, nor even the improved and perfected modes of the
Gregorian chant, could satisfy the restless and fiery spirit of the East. ..."
6. The English Illustrated Magazine (1892)
"... well might one expect oil and water to mingle as for a master of religious
melody like Mendelssohn to tolerate the severe monotony of a Gregorian chant. ..."
7. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1883)
"Gregorian chant, a method of singing the psalms and litanies of the church, ...
Notwithstanding the monotony of the Gregorian chant, its extreme simplicity ..."
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