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Planctus

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plainsongnoun(music) A form of monophonic chant in unison using the Gregorian scale, sung in various Christian churches.
epicediumnounAn epicede: a dirge, lament, elegy.
playntnounObsolete spelling of plaint. [A complaint.]
plainchantnounSynonym of plainsong.
laudativelaudatory
pastoralenounA play or a musical product which has a pastoral subject.
ecloguenounA pastoral poem, often in the form of a shepherd's monologue or a dialogue between shepherds.
passusnounA section of a long narrative poem; a canto
plain songnounAlternative spelling of plainsong. [(music) A form of monophonic chant in unison using the Gregorian scale, sung in various Christian churches.]
versenounPoetic form in general.
monodynoun(music) A composition having a single melodic line.
organumnoun(music) A type of medieval polyphony which builds upon an existing plainsong.
psalmenounObsolete form of psalm. [(religion, music) A sacred song; a poetical composition for use in the praise or worship of God.]
prosenounLanguage, particularly written language, not intended as poetry.
partheniadnoun(obsolete) A poem in honour of a virgin.
poesynounThe art or composition of poetry.
passacaillenounAlternative form of passacaglia. [(music) A form of historical Spanish or Italian dance characterised by a serious nature, triple meter, and use of a ground bass.]
pastoralnounA poem describing the life and manners of shepherds; a poem in which the speakers assume the character of shepherds; an idyll; a bucolic.
pausationnoun(formal) A pause, or arrangement of pauses, as in poetry.
elegynounA mournful or plaintive poem; a funeral song; a poem of lamentation.

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