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Gelineau psalmody

Gelineau psalmody is a music genre. It is usually classed as a form of religious vocal music. Explore key artists and related styles.

About Gelineau psalmody

Gelineau psalmody is a music genre. It is usually classed as a form of religious vocal music.

From Wikipedia

Gelineau psalmody is a method of singing the Psalms that was developed in France by Catholic Jesuit priest Joseph Gelineau around 1953, with English translations appearing some ten years later. Its chief distinctives are:

a responsorial structure, with the congregation singing a repeating antiphon between the psalm verses which are sung by a choir or cantor;

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Parent genres (↑) and subgenres (↓) of Gelineau psalmody.

  • ↑ religious vocal music

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What is Gelineau psalmody?

Gelineau psalmody is a music genre. It is usually classed as a form of religious vocal music.

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