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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 · Set in the fictional town of Holt, Colorado in the real life eastern plains of that Rocky mountain state, and adjacent to the great elevations, author Kent Haruf’s somber 1999 novel Plainsong explores the interconnected lives of a group of people living and dying in this western plains town.
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Aug 22, 2000 · 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 is a term for unmeasured and monophonic religious music, especially Gregorian chant. Learn about the history, characteristics, and variations of plainsong in different traditions and cultures.
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Plainsong is a novel about family and community in rural Colorado, written by Kent Haruf, a master of American literature. Read the book summary, excerpt, and reviews, and find read-alikes for this classic story.
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...
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