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plainsong.
body of monophonic chants used in the liturgies of the Western Christian Church
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Plainsong or plainchant (calque from the French plain-chant; ) is a body of chants used in the liturgies of the Western Church. When referring to the term plainsong, it is those sacred pieces that are composed in Latin text. Plainsong was the exclusive form of Christian church music until the ninth century, and the introduction of polyphony.
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