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Byzantine chant

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noun

Music.
  1. liturgical plainsong identified with the Eastern Orthodox Church and dating from the Byzantine Empire.


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Cappella Romana has carved out a distinctive niche with its ethereal performances of Byzantine chant and Greek and Russian Orthodox sacred music.

From Seattle Times Jan. 3, 2024

In the spring issue, coming to Benaroya Hall May 15, a technology story about Stanford engineers trying to reproduce the acoustics of a 1,483-year-old cathedral features live Byzantine chant from vocal group Cappella Romana.

From Seattle Times May 8, 2019

Byzantine chant and descendants like Gregorian chant and Russian znamenny chant are traditionally monophonic.

From New York Times Aug. 6, 2010

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