Znamenny Chant — ( ru. Знаменное пение, знаменный распев) is a singing tradition used in the Russian Orthodox Church. Znamenny Chant is unison, melismatic liturgical singing that has its own specific notation, called Kryuki (Russian: крюки) or Znamena (Russian:… … Wikipedia
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
Ambrosian chant — (also known as Milanese chant) is the liturgical plainchant repertory of the Ambrosian rite of the Roman Catholic Church, related to but distinct from Gregorian chant. It is primarily associated with the Archdiocese of Milan, and named after St.… … Wikipedia
Mozarabic chant — (also known as Hispanic chant, Old Hispanic chant, Old Spanish chant, or Visigothic chant) is the liturgical plainchant repertory of the Mozarabic rite of the Roman Catholic Church, related to the Gregorian chant. It is primarily associated with… … Wikipedia
Old Roman chant — is the liturgical plainchant repertory of the Roman rite of the Roman Catholic Church formerly performed in Rome, closely related to but distinct from the Gregorian chant, which gradually supplanted it between the 11th century and the 13th… … Wikipedia
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Neume — Punctum redirects here. For the genus of land snails, see Punctum (gastropod). A sample of the Kýrie Eléison (Orbis Factor) from the Liber Usualis. Listen to it interpreted. A neume (pronounced /ˈnjuːm/; spelled neum in, for instance, the… … Wikipedia
Musical notation — Music markup redirects here. For the XML application, see Music Markup Language. Hand written musical notation by J. S. Bach: beginning of the Prelude from the Suite for Lute in G minor BWV 995 (transcription of Cello Suite No. 5, BWV 1011) BR… … Wikipedia
Irmologion — (Greek: polytonic|εἱρμολόγιον (heirmologion)) is a liturgical book of the Eastern Orthodox Church and those Eastern Catholic Churches which follow the Byzantine Rite, and it contains texts for liturgical singing in Church. [… … Wikipedia
ЗНАМЕННЫЙ РАСПЕВ — [знаменный роспев, знаменное пение, крюковое пение], основная певческая традиция Др. Руси. Получил распространение после принятия христианства и поныне сохраняется в богослужебном пении. Понятие «знаменное пение» впервые встречается в текстах сер … Православная энциклопедия
vocal music — Introduction any of the genres for solo voice and voices in combination, with or without instrumental accompaniment. It includes monophonic music (having a single line of melody) and polyphonic music (consisting of more than one… … Universalium