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CANTILLATION (from Latin cantillo - I sing quietly, weakly, sadly; English cantillation) - in the Hebrew synagogue divine service, the recitative performance of Bible passages. K. is characterized by pronouncing the text in a protracted plaintive-chanting manner; K. rhythm is determined grammatically. and logical. accents of the text. Express important. simple melodic matters. turns in the middle and at the end of a phrase, sometimes at the beginning; between them dominates the recitation, sometimes subjected to ornamental "singing". In general, Hebrew. cult tunes are close to the Gregorian chorus. K. has been known since ancient times. Philo of Alexandria speaks of her (d. 45-50 AD), she is mentioned in the New Testament. Already in antiquity (c. 900), the commonly used and nowadays system of K.'s signs, affixed to the text (a kind of irresponsible notation, see Nevy) was widely developed; art K.transmitted in oral tradition.