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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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