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Byzantine chant
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Definition of Byzantine chant
: the body of medieval plainsong associated with the liturgy of the Eastern Orthodox rite In ad 988 the Byzantine chant was imported into Russia together with the Christian ritual. — Anselm Hughes, Early Medieval Music up to 1300, 1954
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First Known Use of byzantine chant
1913
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