Historical dictionary of sacred music. Joseph P. Swain. 2006.
Hymn tune — A hymn tune is a musical composition to which a hymn text is sung. Some tunes consist of only the melody, sung in unison or parallel octaves, with or without accompaniment. In other tunes the melody is accompanied by one or more other voice parts … Wikipedia
Cranbrook (hymn tune) — The hymn tune Cranbrook was composed in the 1790s or early 1800s by Thomas Clark (1775–1859), a cobbler of Canterbury, and is best known as the tune to the Yorkshire national anthem On Ilkla Moor Baht at . The tune was originally published in A… … Wikipedia
Hymn — For other uses, see Hymn (disambiguation). A hymn is a type of song, usually religious, specifically written for the purpose of praise, adoration or prayer, and typically addressed to a deity or deities, or to a prominent figure or… … Wikipedia
Hymn — A devotional song. The term, of obscure Greek origin, refers to repertories in every major religion that have the following characteristics: • Texts are sacred but non scriptural strophic poetry. • The melodies, through elements of… … Historical dictionary of sacred music
tune — tune1 S3 [tju:n US tu:n] n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: tone] 1.) a series of musical notes that are played or sung and are nice to listen to = ↑melody ▪ Sam was humming a little tune . ▪ a hymn tune ▪ The song is sung to the tune of Colonel Bogey … Dictionary of contemporary English
hymn — n 1. psalm, paean, alleluia, hallelujah, gloria, doxology, spiritual, religious song, hymn tune, Eccles. cantus firmus; chant, plainsong, plainchant, Gregorian chant, Eccles. antiphon, Eccles. responsory, Eccles. offertory, Eccles. introit;… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
hymn — Synonyms and related words: Agnus Dei, Benedicite, Gloria, Gloria Patri, Gloria in Excelsis, Introit, Magnificat, Miserere, Negro spiritual, Nunc Dimittis, Te Deum, Trisagion, Vedic hymn, acknowledgment, alleluia, answer, anthem, antiphon,… … Moby Thesaurus
tune — [to͞on, tyo͞on] n. [ME, var. of tone, TONE] 1. Obs. a sound or tone 2. a) a succession of musical tones forming a rhythmic, catchy whole; melody; air b) a musical setting of a hymn, psalm, poem, etc. 3. the condition of having correct musical… … English World dictionary
hymn — hymner /him euhr, neuhr/, n. hymnlike, adj. /him/, n. 1. a song or ode in praise or honor of God, a deity, a nation, etc. 2. something resembling this, as a speech, essay, or book in praise of someone or something. v.t. 3. to praise or celebrate… … Universalium
tune — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ little ▪ He hummed a little tune as he washed the dishes. ▪ good, great, nice ▪ happy, jaunty … Collocations dictionary
