chant

is a vocal form which has nothing to do with music. It is a matter of tone more than music.

One of the primary characteristics of chant, as Leiris defines it, is precisely that it has nothing to do with music: make no mistake about it: when I speak of 'singing,' I do not at all mean to speak of expressing oneself melodiously, as in verse or harmoniously compose sentence.' 'Chant and 'music' Operate on different levels... the 'vocality' of chant is a matter of tone more than of music in the strict sense.' Listening in: Music, Mind, and the Modernist Narrative By Eric Prieto 115)

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