Solesmes

[ saw-lem ]

noun
  1. a Benedictine monastery in Solesmes, France, known especially for the work of its monks in editing and performing Gregorian chant.

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How to use Solesmes in a sentence

  • Solesmes restored to the church the Gregorian chant in its purity.

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  • It culminated in the ducal tomb at Nantes and the entombments at Solesmes.

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  • What master, or masters, made the Solesmes groups has led to animated controversy.

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  • Before this last move could take place, we moved again—to Solesmes, where we stayed for a fortnight and then moved to St. Hilaire.

  • The natives of Solesmes say that at a very remote period a great painter, coming from a distance, spent some time in their town.