Chant

1. A Greg or i an melody repeated with the several verses of a prose text, a number of syllables being intoned on each reciting-note; its § divisions are: (x) the intonation; (2) the first dominant, or reciting-note; (3) the mediation; (4) the second dominant or reciting-note; (5) the cadence. 2 —2. A melody similar in style to the above, and non-rhythmical; a tone; called cantus firm us in contrapuntal Soupoiions-3. The so called 4a: glican chant, that employed in chanting the canticles and Psalms; it consists of 7 measures, harmonized, the time-value of the single note constituting the first and fourth measures being expanded or contracted to fit the words, whereas the others are sung in strict time. It has 2 divisions of 3 and 4 measures respectively, each commencing on a reciting note and ending with a cadence; the first cadence is called the mediation, and the arrangement of the words to the musie is called pointing. Any short piece of like character is also called a chant... Double chant, one twice as long as thé usual chant, having 14 measures, 4 reciting-notes, and 4 cadences... Changeable chant, one that can be sung either in major ‘or minor... Free chant, one having but 2 chords to each half-verse, for the declamatory singing of the canticles, etc.