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reciting-note — recitˈing note noun The note on which, in a Gregorian chant, the greater part of a verse is sung • • • Main Entry: ↑recite … Useful english dictionary
Reciting tone — In chant, a reciting tone (also called a recitation tone) is a repeated musical pitch around which the other pitches of the chant gravitate, or by extension, the entire melodic formula that centers on one or two such pitches. In Gregorian chant,… … Wikipedia
History of religious Jewish music — This article is about the sacred and religious music of Judaism from Biblical to Modern times. For the main article on religious Jewish music, see Religious Jewish music.The history of religious Jewish music spans over two millennia and covers… … Wikipedia
Plain Chant — • Description and history of the precursor to Gregorian chant Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Plain Chant Plain Chant † … Catholic encyclopedia
Aeolian mode — The Aeolian mode is a musical mode or diatonic scale. An Aeolian mode formed part of the music theory of ancient Greece, based around the relative natural scale in A (that is, the same as playing all the white notes of a piano from A to A). Greek … Wikipedia
Mixolydian mode — Modern Mixolydian scale on C[1] Pla … Wikipedia
Inflection — In*flec tion, n. [L. inflexio : cf. F. inflexion. See {Inflect}.] [Written also {inflecxion}.] 1. The act of inflecting, or the state of being inflected. [1913 Webster] 2. A bend; a fold; a curve; a turn; a twist. [1913 Webster] 3. A slide,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inflecxion — Inflection In*flec tion, n. [L. inflexio : cf. F. inflexion. See {Inflect}.] [Written also {inflecxion}.] 1. The act of inflecting, or the state of being inflected. [1913 Webster] 2. A bend; a fold; a curve; a turn; a twist. [1913 Webster] 3. A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Point of inflection — Inflection In*flec tion, n. [L. inflexio : cf. F. inflexion. See {Inflect}.] [Written also {inflecxion}.] 1. The act of inflecting, or the state of being inflected. [1913 Webster] 2. A bend; a fold; a curve; a turn; a twist. [1913 Webster] 3. A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hypolydian mode — The Hypolydian mode, literally meaning below Lydian , is a musical mode or diatonic scale of ancient Greece that was based upon the Lydian tetrachord: descending (the way the Greeks always wrote about it), a series of falling intervals of a… … Wikipedia
