来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：聆听音乐 第15集 第15集》
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One, it communicated the message of the church.第一 它传递了教会的信息 -
It allowed for the transmission of the word of God as they,它传递了天主的旨意 -
the faithful, understood the word and understood God.这样信徒们能接受并理解天主的旨意 -
And it transmitted the theology, the message,同时它也传递了 -
of the church.教会的信仰和信息 -
Chant, then, was a medium for the broadcast literally这样圣歌就像广播一样 -
the broadcast of the word.一种文字广播 -
In a resonant acoustical environment在一个有回声的环境中 -
such as a stone or stucco church,比如石砌的或者粉刷的教堂中 -
one can project, one can impel a text better通过演唱 来更好地传达和推动 -
if you sing it文字的内容 -
rather than just simply declaim it as usual.效果胜过平常简单的朗读