Plainsong

Word PLAINSONG
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Definitions and meanings of "Plainsong"

What do we mean by plainsong?

Gregorian chant. noun

Monophonic medieval liturgical music without strict meter and traditionally sung without accompaniment. noun

A form of monophonic chant, sung in unison using the Gregorian scale and sung in various Christian churches. noun

A liturgical chant of the Roman Catholic Church noun

A form of monophonic chant in unison using the Gregorian scale, sung in various Christian churches.

A cantus firmus or theme chosen for contrapuntal treatment; so called because often an actual fragment of plain-song.

The simple notes of an air, without ornament or variation.

(by extension) A plain unvarnished statement, without exaggeration.

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The word "plainsong" in example sentences

The masses fall into two (probably chronological) groups: the first consists of those printed in 1532 and those in the manuscript Montserrat 768 (copied 1546), which are primarily parody masses; the second consists of those found in Montserrat 772 (copied 1560), which paraphrase plainsong melodies and reflect the conservatism of Philip II and his court. ❋ Lu (2009)

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. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The Accentus must be plainsong, and must be that plainsong which is found in the present typical edition, styled the Vatican Edition, of the "Roman ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)

Portis's language is an archaic, biblically inflected 19th-century American English, free of contractions, a plainsong not averse to rhetorical filigree and curlicue – a perfect fit for the hyper-literate, word-drunk Coens. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Students enjoyed the opportunity to learn about plainsong in a friendly atmosphere. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I listen to medieval music: sad pieces for romance, plainsong for Serious Matters and dances for social stuff. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Spring/summer and autumn/winter seasons are now about as relevant to contemporary life as Gregorian plainsong. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The senses were amped up for the big production: stained glass, plainsong, frankincense and myrrh -- the works. ❋ Jeff DeGraff (2012)

Of course the reason was the presence of sung propers an the absence of hymns in critical places of the Mass: entrance, offertory and communion, and also the absence of a sing-songy Psalm and its replacement with plainsong. ❋ Unknown (2009)

He uses them to teach seminarians that value of sung prayer, so that they can develop a sense of plainsong and understand why the style of liturgical music truly is. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The consistent – you could say persistent – use of conjunctive phrases such as "And it came to pass" on which Tyndale rings the changes gives the work a ritualised, almost plainsong feel. ❋ Unknown (2011)

An expectation, or suspicion, depending on your perspective, is growing that ICEL actually intends that the new texts not be set to Broadway-style music but plainsong in the tradition of Gregorian chant, i.e. that Vatican II not be a dead letter as regards music in the Roman Rite. ❋ Unknown (2009)

And notes are more-or-less modern with a special adaption for plainsong. ❋ Unknown (2009)

We sang all the propers of the Mass in a variety of different forms: choral introit, plainsong Psalm and acclamation, English chant for offertory, and Gregorian chant for communion. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Each of the traditional mysteries of joy, sorrow and glory are introduced with readings from the writings of Cardinal Newman and Father Werenfried, while the organ music and plainsong interludes, reverentially sung by the Oxford Oratory Schola, reflect the appropriate moods of the mysteries and give a musical uplift to the prayer. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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 Gregorian Chant Association as well as a Cantor of the Schola who has recorded CDs with Mary Berry. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The music progresses from peaceful plainsong to violent shouts. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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