schola cantorum
Americannoun
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an ecclesiastical choir or choir school.
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a section of a church, cathedral, or the like, for use by the choir.
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Etymology
Origin of schola cantorum
First recorded in 1775–85, schola cantorum is from Medieval Latin schola cantōrum “school of singers”
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Ecclesiastical tradition further ascribes to Gregory the compilation of an Antiphonary, the revision and rearrangement of the system of church music, and the foundation of the Roman schola cantorum.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" by Various
The prothesis and diakonikon are square, and a long schola cantorum forms a continuation to the presbytery westward, though it is less in width.
From The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia by Jackson, F. Hamilton (Frederick Hamilton)
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