(The opening tones of a Gregorian chant)

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• Gregorian chant — is the central tradition of Western plainchant, a form of monophonic liturgical chant of Western Christianity that accompanied the celebration of Mass and other ritual services. This vast repertory of chants is the oldest music known as it is the …   Wikipedia

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• intonation — noun Date: 1620 1. something that is intoned; specifically the opening tones of a Gregorian chant 2. the act of intoning and especially of chanting 3. the ability to play or sing notes in tune 4. manner of utterance; specifically the rise and… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• intonation — intonational, adj. /in toh nay sheuhn, teuh /, n. 1. the pattern or melody of pitch changes in connected speech, esp. the pitch pattern of a sentence, which distinguishes kinds of sentences or speakers of different language cultures. 2. the act… …   Universalium

• intonation — in•to•na•tion [[t]ˌɪn toʊˈneɪ ʃən, tə [/t]] n. 1) phn the pattern or melody of pitch changes in connected speech, esp. the pitch pattern of a sentence, which distinguishes kinds of sentences or speakers of different language cultures 2) the act… …   From formal English to slang

• intonation — [in΄tō nā′shən, in΄tənā′shən] n. [ML intonatio] 1. the act of intoning 2. the quality of singing or playing tones in or out of tune with regard to a given standard of pitch 3. a) the opening words of a Gregorian chant b) the singing of these …   English World dictionary

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• Alleluia — The Alleluia is chanted before the Gospel lesson in the Eucharistic liturgies of the various Christian liturgical rites. Alleluia will be solemnly chanted at other times also, usually in conjunction with Psalm verses.HistoryThe Hebrew word… …   Wikipedia