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
Example Sentences
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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
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
This energy seems to have invaded the song, and the cantillation of the mele is said to have been done in that energetic manner called ai-ha'a.
From Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula by Nathaniel Bright Emerson
They guide the modulated flow of the voice in cantillation, thus serving, in a certain sense, as musical notes.
From Companion to the Bible by E. P. (Elijah Porter) Barrows
His manner of cantillation may be either what may be called the low relief, termed ko'i-honua, or a pompous alto-relievo style, termed ai-ha'a.
From Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula by Nathaniel Bright Emerson
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