Antonyms for plainsong


Grammar : Noun
Spell : pleyn-sawng, -song
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpleɪnˌsɔŋ, -ˌsɒŋ


Definition of plainsong

  • As in music : noun sounds that are pleasant, harmonized
Example sentences :
  • Florid music, or all church music that is not Plainsong, or its Lutheran equivalent the chorale-melody.
  • Extract from : « Bach » by Charles Francis Abdy Williams
  • Descant in music is the melodious accompaniment to a simple theme, the plainsong or ground.
  • Extract from : « Bussy D'Ambois and The Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois » by George Chapman
  • There was a chapel in the house, of a High Anglican kind, where vestments and incense were used, and plainsong sung.
  • Extract from : « Hugh » by Arthur Christopher Benson
  • He appears familiar with the plainsong, and has based a symphony and portions of a quartet on Gregorian modes.
  • Extract from : « Musical Portraits » by Paul Rosenfeld
  • And Winchester, too, has all and more than all, the surprise of the plainsong; the better you know it the more you are impressed.
  • Extract from : « England of My Heart--Spring » by Edward Hutton
  • It is therefore of some interest to find that in 1548 the Master at Giggleswick had a knowledge of plainsong as well as grammar.
  • Extract from : « A History of Giggleswick School » by Edward Allen Bell

Synonyms for plainsong

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