- Anglican chant
- noun a method of singing unmetrical psalms and canticles to short harmonized melodies, the first note being extended to accommodate as many syllables as necessary.
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Anglican chant
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Anglican Chant — Method of chanting psalms and canticles in four voiced harmony used by the Anglican Church (See figure 1.). The first half of each verse is chanted without meter on the first harmony for as long as the number of syllables demands, until the… … Historical dictionary of sacred music
anglican chant — noun Usage: usually capitalized A : a harmonized chant consisting of two strains of three and four measures respectively, the first measure of each containing a single reciting note and the remaining measures a cadence sung in strict rhythm … Useful english dictionary
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Chant — For other uses, see Chant (disambiguation). Chant (from French chanter[1]) is the rhythmic speaking or singing of words or sounds, often primarily on one or two pitches called reciting tones. Chants may range from a simple melody involving a… … Wikipedia
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