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New page: '''Plainchant''' (or plainsong) is the generic term for the chant, the ritual (liturgical) music of the Christian church used from the earliest times. The term comes from the [[Lat...
'''Plainchant''' (or plainsong) is the generic term for the chant, the ritual (liturgical) [[music]] of the [[Christian]] church used from the earliest times. The term comes from the [[Latin]] “''Cantus plainus''”, to delineate it from “''Cantus figuratus''” (with counterpoint) and “''Cantus mensuratus''” (rhythmic). It developed from the [[Jewish]] and [[Pagan]] religious music in use at the time and by the 3rd century was in everyday use in services in both the [[Roman]] and the various churches in the East when they began to take distinct paths. (Byzantine, Coptic, Slavonic etc.,)
Today it refers mainly to the music of the Western Church – Old Roman, Ambrosian, and especially [[Gregorian chant|Gregorian]] forms which were the only forms of plainchant not suppressed by the [[Carolingian]] church. Today, Gregorian chant and plainchant (plainsong) have become synonymous.
[[Category: Sacred music]]
Today it refers mainly to the music of the Western Church – Old Roman, Ambrosian, and especially [[Gregorian chant|Gregorian]] forms which were the only forms of plainchant not suppressed by the [[Carolingian]] church. Today, Gregorian chant and plainchant (plainsong) have become synonymous.
[[Category: Sacred music]]