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Prostopinije

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

About Prostopinije

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

From Wikipedia

Prostopinije (простопѣние, Ukrainian простопініє, meaning Plain Chant in Church Slavonic) is a type of monodic church chant, closely related to other East Slavic chants such as Galician Samoilka, Kievan Chant and Znamenny chant. Prostopinije is used in the Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church, Slovak Greek Catholic Church, Hungarian Greek Catholic Church, and by the Carpatho-Russian Orthodox.

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Parent genres (↑) and subgenres (↓) of Prostopinije.

  • ↑ religious vocal music

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What is Prostopinije?

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

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