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Plainsong or plainchant (calque from the French plain-chant; Latin: cantus planus) is a body of chants used in the liturgies of the Western Church. When referring to the term plainsong, it is those sacred pieces that are composed in Latin text.
Oct 4, 1999 · Plainsong captures the richness of life by keenly evoking the details of its everyday rhythms, and by unobtrusively showing us the joys of connection, and the many ways those connections can be forged.
Plainsong is a novel by Kent Haruf. Set in the fictional town of Holt, Colorado, it tells the interlocking stories of some of the inhabitants. The title comes from a type of unadorned music sung in Christian churches, and is a reference to both the Great Plains setting and the simple style of the writing.
Plainsong is a term for unmeasured and monophonic religious music, especially Gregorian chant. Learn about the history, characteristics, and variations of plainsong in different cultures and traditions.
Oct 18, 2019 · Plainsong (or Plainchant) is a single melody and has five parts – an intonation which is only sung at the very beginning of the psalm verse; the first reciting note which contains most of the...
Learn about plainchant, the traditional ritual singing of the Western Christian Church, with its history, notation, and performance styles. Listen to examples of plainchant and Gregorian chant, and discover how they contrast with other forms of song.
A series of four novels by Kent Haruf, set in rural Colorado and featuring the Holt family and their neighbors. The books explore themes of family, community, love, and loss in the American West.
