cantillation
Britishnoun
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the traditional notation representing the various traditional Jewish melodies to which scriptural passages are chanted
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chanting or intonation
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The music is also an amalgam, taking in the influence of Jewish cantillation, traditional choral styles, gospel, mariachi, pop, blues and 12-tone music.
From New York Times ● Feb. 24, 2023
The cantillation was done sometimes by one division alone, sometimes by both divisions in unison, or one division would answer the other, a responsive chanting that was termed haawe aku, haawe mai--"to give, to return."
From Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula by Nathaniel Bright Emerson
Most of those with whom the writer has talked are inclined to the view that the ancient cantillation was not in any sense part-singing as now practised.
From Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula by Nathaniel Bright Emerson
The cantillation of the mele was in the distinct and quiet tone and manner which the Hawaiians termed ko'i-honua.
From Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula by Nathaniel Bright Emerson
Not at all ineptly, Mefistofele, who does not admire the Cherubs, likens their monotonous cantillation to the hum of bees.
From A Book of Operas Their Histories, Their Plots, and Their Music by Henry Edward Krehbiel
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