| 单词 | anglican chant |
| 释义 | > as lemmasAnglican chant Anglican chant n. Music a form of liturgical chant used (originally in Church of England services) for singing unmetrical texts such as psalms and canticles, and characterized by a short repeating melody for each verse, with the first note extended to accommodate a varying number of syllables; (also) a chant of this kind.For a musicological description of liturgical chants, see the note at chant n. 1. ΚΠ 1846 Christian Remembrancer 12 183 Our remembrance of the primitive Church, and her practices, will forbid any reception of such music as the modern Anglican Chant. 1953 L. Ellinwood Hist. Amer. Church Music x. 77 The program consisted of standard Anglican chant and Handel, with an anthem by Cutler. 2006 Church Times 1 Sept. 6/2 A straw poll among the 120-plus singers from all over London diocese..showed that only about eight of them were used to singing psalms to an Anglican chant. < as lemmas |
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