chant
Definition of the French term chant in music:
- song
- singing
- melody (as opposed to accompaniment)
Language
French
Singular
chant
Plural
(1) chants(3) chants
Abbreviation
C.
Synonym
(1) chanson
Combinations
French musical terms that include chant:
Musical examples
Music scores that include chant:
- Antonio Bazzini: Scherzo fantastique (1853) Page 5
- Claude Le Jeune: D'une coline m'y proumenant (1603) Page 1
- Erik Satie: Je te veux (1897) Page 1
- Guy Ropartz: Quatre Odelettes (1913) Page 1
- Jean-Philippe Rameau: Orphée (1721) Page 1
- Maurice Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte (1899) Page 5
- Peter Erasmus Lange-Müller: Firenze (ca. 1915) Page 1
- Reynaldo Hahn: 7 Chansons grises (1887‑1890) Page 1
Related terms
French musical terms related to chant:
- air – air (tune or short song)...
- chanson – song...
- chansonnette – short, light song, often on a witty or comic theme
- choral – choral (pertaining to choirs or choir music)...
- chorale – choir, chorus (group of singers)...