kerkmuziek

Definitions of kerkmuziek
  1. noun
    genre of music composed for performance as part of religious ceremonies
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    magnificat
    (Luke) the canticle of the Virgin Mary (from Luke 1:46 beginning `Magnificat anima mea Dominum')
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    antifoon, tegenzang
    a verse or song to be chanted or sung in response
    eucharistieviering, mis
    a musical setting for a Mass
    antifonarium
    bound collection of antiphons
    graduale
    (Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass
    requiem
    a musical setting for a Mass celebrating the dead
    spreekkoor
    a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone
    negro-spiritual, negrospiritual
    a kind of religious song originated by Blacks in the southern United States
    kerstlied, leis
    joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ
    cantus, gez., gezang, hymne, kerkgezang, kerkzang, lijflied, lofdicht, loflied, lofzang, ode, tussenzang, volkslied
    a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)
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