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plainchant

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(Roman Catholic Church) a liturgical chant consisting of a single, unaccompanied melodic line

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He wrote extensively on proportions in music, and on the three different subjective levels on which plainchant could work on the human soul: purging of the impure; illumination leading to contemplation; and nourishing perfection through contemplation. Source: Internet

Music history main main There are two plainchant settings of the Pange lingua hymn. Source: Internet

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