Cantillation

Ritual chanting of prayers and responses

Cantillation is the ritual chanting of prayers and responses.^[1]^[2] It often specifically refers to Jewish Hebrew cantillation. Cantillation sometimes refers to diacritics used in texts that are to be chanted in liturgy.

Cantillation includes:

Chant
- Byzantine chant
- Gallican chant
- Gregorian chant
- Old Roman chant
- Syriac chant
- Vedic chant
Hebrew cantillation
Vietnamese cantillation
Tajwid (recitation of the Quran)

References

^ Kiều, Tùng Công (2009). A Project on Developing Catholic Liturgical Music in Vietnam (PDF) (S.T.M.). Boston University. pp. 71–72. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
^ Zaragoza, Rufino (November 2001). "The Sacred Sound of Đọc Kinh: Exploring the Sonic World of Vietnamese Chanting". Ministry & Liturgy. San Jose, California: Resource Publications. Archived from the original on January 5, 2002. Retrieved June 9, 2013.