Gregorian chants is a plural form of Gregorian chant
a liturgical chant of the Roman Catholic Church
communication noun (communicative processes and contents)
Gregorian chants
Named after Pope Gregory I (540-604), and certainly dating back to that time in ...
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the central tradition of Western plainchant, a form of monophonic liturgical music within Western Christianity that accompanied the celebration of Mass and other ritual services. It's named after Pope Gregory I, Bishop of Rome from 590 to 604, who is ... (40 of 9374 words, 8 images)
monophonic, or unison, liturgical music of the Roman Catholic Church, used to accompany the text of the mass and the canonical hours, or divine ... (24 of 596 words)
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the unharmonized chant of the medieval Christian liturgies in Europe and the Middle East; usually synonymous with Gregorian chant, the liturgical ... (21 of 296 words)
the style of unison unaccompanied vocal music used in the medieval Church, especially in Gregorian chant (16 of 106 words, 4 usage examples, pronunciation)
church music sung as a single vocal line in free rhythm and a restricted scale (plainsong), in a style developed for the medieval Latin liturgy (25 of 75 words, pronunciation)
a type of traditional religious music that people sing in church without any musical instruments (15 of 44 words, pronunciation)
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a monodic and rhythmically free liturgical chant of the Roman Catholic Church (12 of 39 words)
the plain song or cantus firmus used in the ritual of the Roman Catholic Church. | a melody in this style. (20 of 24 words, 2 definitions)
a type of Christian church music for voices alone, used since the Middle Ages; plainsong (15 of 23 words, pronunciations)
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a ritual plainsong, monophonic and unmeasured, traditionally codified by Pope Gregory I, and formerly widely used in the Roman Catholic Church (21 of 21 words)
An unaccompanied, monophonic liturgical chant. (5 of 14 words)
Style of unaccompanied monophonic singing in the Catholic Church. (9 of 10 words)
a liturgical chant of the Roman Catholic Church that is sung without accompaniment (13 of 31 words)
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Origin: Named after Pope Gregory I (540-604), and certainly dating back to that time in some form, but the exact origin is a matter of ongoing research.
First use: mid 18th century
Origin: named after St. Gregory the Great (in Latin Gregorius), who is said to have standardized it
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First use: mid 18th century
Origin: named after St Gregory the Great (in Latin Gregorius), who is said to have standardized it
Origin: After Saint "Gregory I".
Origin: its supposed introduction by Gregory I
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Audio 1: Gaudeamus omnes, Introit for the Mass in honor of Henry, patron saint of Finland
Audio 2: Epistle for the Solemn Mass of Easter Day
Audio 3: Loquetur Dominus, Introit for Week XXXIV of Ordinary Time
Audio 4: De profundis, Tract for the Requiem Mass
Audio 5: Kyrie 55, Vatican ad lib. VI, from Cambrai, Bibl. Mun. 61, fo.155v, as transcribed by David Hiley
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Audio 1: British English pronunuciation of "Gregorian chant"
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