ALL meanings of plainsong
plain·song
P p - noun plainsong the unisonous vocal music used in the Christian church from the earliest times. 1
- noun plainsong modal liturgical music; Gregorian chant. 1
- noun plainsong a cantus firmus or theme chosen for contrapuntal development. 1
- noun plainsong any simple and unadorned melody or air. 1
- noun plainsong music: religious chant 1
- noun plainsong the style of unison unaccompanied vocal music used in the medieval Church, esp in Gregorian chant 0
- noun plainsong the monophonic and unmeasured ritual chant of the early Christian church, esp. Gregorian chant 0
- noun plainsong any similar religious chant, as in Hindu liturgies 0