Neume — Punctum redirects here. For the genus of land snails, see Punctum (gastropod). A sample of the Kýrie Eléison (Orbis Factor) from the Liber Usualis. Listen to it interpreted. A neume (pronounced /ˈnjuːm/; spelled neum in, for instance, the… … Wikipedia
Gregorian chant — is the central tradition of Western plainchant, a form of monophonic liturgical chant of Western Christianity that accompanied the celebration of Mass and other ritual services. This vast repertory of chants is the oldest music known as it is the … Wikipedia
Byzantine music — is the music of the Byzantine Empire composed to Greek texts as ceremonial, festival, or church music [The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. 2007 Byzantine music ] . Greek and foreign historians agree that the ecclesiastical tones and in… … Wikipedia
Ekphonesis — Type of Byzantine chanting used for liturgical readings of the Bible, thought to be midway between speech and song. {}Ekphonetic notation gives a pair of signs for each phrase of text, which remind the cantor of the pitch and formula to be… … Historical dictionary of sacred music
Lectionary — A Lectionary is a book or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings appointed for Christian or Judaic worship on a given day or occasion. HistoryIn antiquity the Jews created a schedule of scripture readings assigned to be read in… … Wikipedia
