SCHOLA CANTORUM Definition & Meaning

schola cantorum

[ skoh-luh kan-tawr-uhm, -tohr- ]

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noun

plural scholae cantorum

an ecclesiastical choir or choir school.
a section of a church, cathedral, or the like, for use by the choir.

schola cantorum

/ ˈskəʊlə kænˈtɔːrəm /

noun

a choir or choir school maintained by a church

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of schola cantorum¹

First recorded in 1775–85, schola cantorum is from Medieval Latin schola cantōrum “school of singers”

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of schola cantorum¹

Medieval Latin: school of singers

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Ecclesiastical tradition further ascribes to Gregory the compilation of an Antiphonary, the revision and rearrangement of the system of church music, and the foundation of the Roman schola cantorum.

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The prothesis and diakonikon are square, and a long schola cantorum forms a continuation to the presbytery westward, though it is less in width.

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