música religiosa

Definitions of música religiosa
  1. noun
    genre of music composed for performance as part of religious ceremonies
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    la internacional
    a revolutionary socialist anthem
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    antífona
    a verse or song to be chanted or sung in response
    canción religiosa
    religious music for singing
    réquiem
    a musical setting for a Mass celebrating the dead
    canto, canto litúrgico, cántico
    a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone
    espiritual negro
    a kind of religious song originated by Blacks in the southern United States
    villancico
    joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ
    himno, himno nacional, motete
    a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)
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