Byzantine chant
nounDefinition 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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