Type of singing done generally without instruments and harmony.
Twang; manner of speaking; a canting tone.
A short and simple melody, divided into two parts by double bars, to which unmetrical psalms, etc., are sung or recited. It is the most ancient form of choral music.
A repetitive song, typically an incantation or part of a ritual.
To utter or repeat in a strongly rhythmical manner, especially as a group.
To sing or intone sacred text.
To sing, especially without instruments, and as applied to monophonic and pre-modern music.
A song, in any folk style, originating among ordinary people, usually non-professional musicians, and handed down by oral tradition.
folk music
A song in the style of folk music, a modern genre of popular music.