It resembles a Gregorian chant, but unlike most music of the time, it does not draw on the existing repertory.
liturgical plainchant
It is a type of music originated in the Early Medieval Age (5th century) that was used in the church for liturgy. It consists of monophonic texture, non-metric rhythm, a narrow range and conjunct pitch jumps.
the language is shangana (which is also the name of one of the main South African rivers), it's the language of one of the ingenious tribes in South Africa)
Monophony. Monophony is the simplest of musical textures, and is one of the earliest historical musical forms. Plainchant, or Gregorian chant, is a commonly cited example of monophony, and was popular in Italy, Ireland, Spain and France. While 9th century plainchant incorporated extra voices in parallel fifths, Byzantine chant, Armenian chant, and Mozarabic chant are all strictly monophonic.
Most plainchant was written in Latin. This language was used in liturgical practices within the Catholic Church, and plainchant served as the musical foundation for these ceremonies.
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No, plainchant has no regular meter or tempo. It also has no accented beats.
It resembles a Gregorian chant, but unlike most music of the time, it does not draw on the existing repertory.
No, it was monophonic
The Comanche, like most native Americans, had no written language of their own.
Pope Gregory I
Plainchant
They most likely did not possess written language for most of their existence. They may have used the devanagari script in later years.
The major written language of Ghana is English. Only the larger indigenous language groups are sometimes written, including Akan. Most of the languages do not appear in written form.
The monks had to live a plain life and plainchant is simple. It id in Latin and it was easy to learn