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west gallery music

west gallery music noun: georgian psalmody, a form of sacred music sung and played in Church of England parish churches, as well as nonconformist chapels, from 1700 to around 1850, and revived in the late 1980s.

Noun

west gallery music (uncountable)

  1. Georgian psalmody, a form of sacred music sung and played in Church of England parish churches, as well as nonconformist chapels, from 1700 to around 1850, and revived in the late 1980s.

Origin of west gallery music

Alluding to traditional church galleries that faced the altar, and from which the choir would perform.

Questions about west gallery music

What does west gallery music mean?
West gallery music means georgian psalmody, a form of sacred music sung and played in Church of England parish churches, as well as nonconformist chapels, from 1700 to around 1850, and revived in the late 1980s.
What part of speech is west gallery music?
West gallery music is a noun.

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