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Gregorian chant

Gregorian chant

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

Gre·go·ri·an chant • n. 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.

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Plainsong

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions | 1997 | | Copyright

Plainsong or Plainchant. The traditional music of the Latin Christian rite. It is generally known as ‘Gregorian’ chant, though its exact connection with St Gregory the Great is debated.
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JOHN BOWKER. "Plainsong." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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Gregorian Chant

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music | 1996 | | Copyright

Gregorian Chant. Solo and unison plainsong choral chants assoc. with Pope Gregory I which became the fundamental mus. of the RC Church. See Plainsong.
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MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Gregorian Chant." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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Gregorian chant

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Gregorian chant see plainsong .

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Gregorian Chant

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions | 1997 | | Copyright

Gregorian Chant: see GREGORY I.
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Gregorian chant

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church | 2000 | | Copyright

Gregorian chant. See PLAINSONG.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Gregorian chant." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Gregorian chant." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-Gregorianchant.html

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