单词 | ambrosian chant |
释义 | > as lemmasAmbrosian chant Ambrosian chant n. A type of liturgical plainchant, distinct from Gregorian (Gregorian adj. 1), traditionally associated with St Ambrose; (also) a hymn or chant of this type.Ambrosian chant was used in the city and archdiocese of Milan until recent times. St Ambrose is no longer believed to have composed any of the chants of this type, which survive mainly in manuscripts of the 12th cent. and later (the same is true of the melodies associated with the hymns of his own composition). Much of the chant repertoire is more ornate than Gregorian settings of the same or similar texts, and it is held to be characterized by greater modal freedom. St Ambrose is also credited with having introduced antiphonal singing to the Western church. ΚΠ 1740 J. Grassineau tr. S. De Brossard Musical Dict. 4 Ambrosian Chant, thus called from St Ambrose, Archbishop of Milan, who composed it for the service of that church in the fourth century. a1857 L. F. Renehan Hist. Music (1858) vii. 82 He repeatedly regrets that he never heard an Ambrosian Chant. 2008 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 18 Dec. 53/4 I went in to talk about my biography of Saint Augustine and he played Ambrosian chant. < as lemmas |
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