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The 49 pages that link to Gregorian chant, each with the reason it gives.

• MelodyBroader topic: Its unaccompanied melodic lines show how phrasing and text shape a tune.

• Medieval musicBroader topic: Its monophonic melodies form a central sacred tradition of medieval Europe.

• Modal musicBroader topic: Its melodies were classified by medieval church modes.

• Cantus firmusBroader topic: Its melodies supplied many of the borrowed tunes in medieval and Renaissance works.

• Choral musicBroader topic: It provides an early, influential context for Western sacred choral singing.

• Congregational singingBroader topic: Its communal performance became a major model for Western Christian worship singing.

• MonophonyBroader topic: Its unaccompanied melodies are a prominent Western example of monophonic singing.

• Church musicBroader topic: Its unaccompanied melodies shaped Western Christian worship and musical notation.

• Christian musicBroader topic: It became a defining sound of Western Christian liturgy.

• History of musicBroader topic: Its notation and institutions shaped the transmission of European sacred music.

• PsalmsBroader topic: Chanted psalmody became a central part of the Western monastic and church offices.

• Religious musicBroader topic: Its sung texts structure prayer and worship in the Roman liturgy.