adjective
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of or relating to a precentor
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(of part of a choir) on the same side of a cathedral, etc, as the precentor; on the N side of the choir Compare decanal
Etymology
Origin of cantorial
Example Sentences
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“He was a singing violinist, influenced by the cantorial tradition,” Baer said.
From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2022
“Purgatorio” is based on the Syrian cantorial tradition.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2022
His annual cantorial chronicle ended three years ago, when his heart gave out and we lost him at 85.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2021
What will remain is the writing and especially the music, with its cantorial phrasings, shtetl bounce, and old-world elegance, its sardonic knowingness and Nashville candor.
From Slate ● Nov. 11, 2016
Besides arias and showtunes, he performs ballads, German lieder, French contemporary songs, cantorial and oratory music with equal facility.
From 100 New Yorkers of the 1970s by Max Millard
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