plainsong
noun
plain·song
ˈplān-ˌsȯŋ 
: a monophonic rhythmically free liturgical chant of any of various Christian rites
especially
: gregorian chant
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As a child, Westerman sang in choirs, and recently found solace in revisiting unaccompanied plainsong as a way of reconnecting with the human voice during long stretches of lockdown isolation.
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Ryan Leas, Billboard, 5 May 2023
This writing suggests not so much prose as plainsong—timeless, full of deceptive simplicity, and somehow, in its uncanniness, modal, rather than major or minor.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2019
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Ryan Leas, Billboard, 5 May 2023
This writing suggests not so much prose as plainsong—timeless, full of deceptive simplicity, and somehow, in its uncanniness, modal, rather than major or minor.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2019
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“Plainsong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plainsong. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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plainsong
noun
plain·song
ˈplān-ˌsȯŋ
: a chant of worship sung in various Christian ceremonies
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