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"Cantillation"
Keywords:
chanting
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recital
,
neumes
,
melodic
,
synagogue
Related Terms:
Motet
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Melisma
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Chant
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Bandish
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Melismatic
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Strophic
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Conductus
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Organum
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Chorale
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Homophonic
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Ditty
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Alleluia
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Choral
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Riff
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Descant
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Clef
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Neumatic
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Heterophony
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Canon
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Monophony
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Imitation
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Dadra
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Obbligato
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Through-composed
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Homophony
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Ostinato
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Treble clef
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A cappella
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Fugue
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F clef
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Grand staff
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Alto clef
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Recapitulation
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Sonata-allegro form
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Khayal
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Vamp
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Basso
,
Dhrupad
,
Dhamar
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Cadence
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Swara
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Waiata
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Tenor
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Staccato
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G clef
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Antiphonal
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Bass clef
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Basso continuo
,
Alberti bass
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Accompaniment
A chanting; recitation or reading with musical modulations.
ftp.uga.edu
liturgical chanting
wordnet.princeton.edu
a recital done musically--basically, a poem that it sung
mochinet.com
This refers to the melodic rendering of the Biblical texts; a very exact system of 'accents' (see neumes) forms an integral part of the text and serves as a musical guide for the reader/singer.
tzimmes.net
Cantillation is the ritual chanting of readings from the Bible in synagogue services.
en.wikipedia.org
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