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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.
Plainsong is a bestselling 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.
Oct 4, 1999 · 4.03. 74,220 ratings6,338 reviews. A heartstrong story of family and romance, tribulation and tenacity, set on the High Plains east of Denver. In the small town of Holt, Colorado, a high school teacher is confronted with raising his two boys alone after their mother retreats first to the bedroom, then altogether.
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Plainsong, the Gregorian chant (q.v.) and, by extension, other similar religious chants. The word derives from the 13th-century Latin term cantus planus (“plain song”), referring to the unmeasured rhythm and monophony (single line of melody) of Gregorian chant, as distinguished from the measured.
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Aug 22, 2000 · Plainsong. Paperback – August 22, 2000. by Kent Haruf (Author) 4.3 6,304 ratings. Book 1 of 3: Plainsong. See all formats and editions. National Book Award Finalist. A heartstrong story of family and romance, tribulation and tenacity, set on the High Plains east of Denver.
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Mode - Plainchant, Medieval, Gregorian: Plainchant, or plainsong, is also known as Gregorian chant and forms the core of the musical repertoire of the Roman Catholic Church. It consists of about 3,000 melodies collected and organized during the reigns of several 6th- and 7th-century popes.
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Definition of Plainchant. Plainchant (or plainsong) is the traditional ritual singing of the Western Christian Church that first developed during the earliest centuries of Christianity. Plainchant/plainsong in the strictest sense describes the following: A single line of unaccompanied vocal melody (monophony), Lyrics are in Latin,
