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Chant is the rhythmic speaking or singing of words or sounds, either on one pitch or with the elementary melody involving a limited placed of notes and often including much of repetition or statis. Chant can be considered speech, music, or even even the heightened form of speech which is other effectual within conveying emotion or expressing ones spiritual side.

Chants come utilized around the kind of settings from either ritual to recreation. Supporters or even players around sports contests may utilise the children (view football chant). Warriors within ancient days would chant battle cries. Chants form a portion of several religious rituals. A bit of examples include chant around African and Native American tribal cultures, Gregorian chant, Qur'an reading, various Buddhist chants, various mantras, and the chanting of psalms and prayers especially in Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Anglican churches.

Tibetan Buddhist chant involves throat singing, where multiple pitches come by every performing artist.

Japanese Shigin (è©©å?Ÿ), or 'chanted poetry', mirrors Zen principles, and is sung from either a gut - the locus of power inside Zen Buddhism.

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Gregorian Schola: Chant Resources
[links; studies; history; recordings; organizations] This group is dedicated to the study and performance of Gregorian chant

Gregorian Chant Resources (Princeton University)
[links; history] "Useful for advanced study of early church music."

Chant Links
[links] to introductions; midi files; organizations; publishers;

Gregorian Association
[history; notation; fonts; links; calendar of events] (London, England)

Paraclete Press
[commercial: recordings; books; scores]

Classical Net - Basic Repertoire List - Gregorian Chant
Discography.

Notitiae Cantus
Newsletter for Gregorian Chant and other Repertoires of Western Chant

The Saint Gregory Society
Promotes the Latin Liturgy according to the Tridentine Missal. Articles, links, and sales of recordings.

Gregorian Plainchant
[recordings; history; bibliography; links] (Dutch/English) with a good introductory discussion

Worship & Liturgy Links: Chant
[links] hosted by the Evangelical Lutheran Church In Canada


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