Cantillation
Ritual chanting of prayers and responses / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the Australian vocal group, see Cantillation (ensemble).
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
- Hebrew cantillation
- Vietnamese cantillation
- Tajwid (recitation of the Quran)