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− | A '''cantor''' | + | A '''cantor''', also called a '''chanter''' (in Greek, ψάλτης, ''psaltis''; in Slavonic, Пѣвецъ, ''pievets''), is a lay person in [[minor orders]] who chants responses and hymns in the services of the church. Particularly in the [[Byzantine Chant|Byzantine tradition]], the cantor in charge of doing the music for a service is referred to as the '''''protopsaltis''''' (προτοψάλτης), a term which may also refer to an office within a [[diocese]] or whole [[jurisdiction]]. |
− | In modern use, the role of the cantor has been replaced | + | In modern use, the role of the cantor has been replaced in some traditions by choirs. In this setting, the cantor is sometimes considered the choir director or the person to lead in congregational singing. |
− | In | + | In churches of the Greek tradition, cantors and men who sing at the [[kliros]] will often wear an [[exorasson]]. |
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Reader]] | *[[Reader]] | ||
*[[Minor orders]] | *[[Minor orders]] | ||
+ | *[[Lampadarios]] | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
− | *[http://www.goarch.org | + | *[http://www.goarch.org/ourfaith/ourfaith8049 A Dictionary of Orthodox Terminology - Part 1] |
==External link== | ==External link== | ||
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*[http://pages.prodigy.net/frjohnwhiteford/readers.htm Instructions . . . For the Church Reader] | *[http://pages.prodigy.net/frjohnwhiteford/readers.htm Instructions . . . For the Church Reader] | ||
− | [[Category: | + | {{Clergy/wide}} |
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+ | [[Category:Church Music]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Clergy]] | ||
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+ | [[ro:Cantor]] |
Latest revision as of 18:33, September 11, 2011
A cantor, also called a chanter (in Greek, ψάλτης, psaltis; in Slavonic, Пѣвецъ, pievets), is a lay person in minor orders who chants responses and hymns in the services of the church. Particularly in the Byzantine tradition, the cantor in charge of doing the music for a service is referred to as the protopsaltis (προτοψάλτης), a term which may also refer to an office within a diocese or whole jurisdiction.
In modern use, the role of the cantor has been replaced in some traditions by choirs. In this setting, the cantor is sometimes considered the choir director or the person to lead in congregational singing.
In churches of the Greek tradition, cantors and men who sing at the kliros will often wear an exorasson.
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