Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

west gallery music

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.39 in modern English

Syllables: west- -gallery -mu-sic
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Uncountable

Etymology

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

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does west gallery music mean?: 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.
Where does west gallery music come from?: Alluding to traditional church galleries that faced the altar, and from which the choir would perform.

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