Church music

Church music is music composed or performed for Christian worship, including liturgical settings, hymns, and other music used in church services.

Hymn: A song of praise or devotion, especially one sung by a congregation in worship. Congregational hymns are among the most familiar forms of church music.
Congregational singing: Collective singing by a religious congregation during worship. It turns worshippers from listeners into participants in church music.
Early Christian music: The musical practices of Christian communities in the first centuries of the religion. These practices laid foundations for later liturgical singing.
Sacred music: Music made for religious or spiritual purposes, across traditions and settings. Church music is one Christian subset of sacred music.
Mass (liturgy): The central Eucharistic liturgy of the Catholic Church and some other Christian traditions. Its fixed texts generated enduring settings such as the Kyrie, Gloria, and Agnus Dei.
Gregorian chant: A monophonic repertory of liturgical song associated with the medieval Roman rite. Its unaccompanied melodies shaped Western Christian worship and musical notation.
Antiphon: A short refrain sung before and after a psalm or canticle, or alternated between groups. Antiphonal refrains organize musical responses within services.
Medieval music: European music composed and performed from roughly the fifth through the fifteenth centuries. Medieval institutions developed much of the Western church's chant and polyphony.
Secular music: Music not specifically intended for religious worship or devotional use. The distinction from secular music has shaped debates about repertoire and performance.
Gospel music: A Christian music genre rooted in African-American spirituals and shaped by expressive vocals and rhythmic accompaniment. Gospel music carries church traditions into congregational singing and wider performance.

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