Octonary
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An octonary is an eight-line section in a poem, song or psalm. The most notable example is found in Psalm 118
In the French renaissance the octonaire
became a form of moralizing chanson
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Psalm 118
Psalm 118 is the 118th psalm of the Book of Psalms. Verses 8-9 are notable as the centre verses of the Protestant Bible .-Judaism:*Is one of six psalms of which Hallel is composed...
In the French renaissance the octonaire
Octonaire
The Octonaire is a genre of early French poem, then chanson, with the text divided into eight-verse sections, or octonaries, after the model of Psalm 118....
became a form of moralizing chanson
Chanson
A chanson is in general any lyric-driven French song, usually polyphonic and secular. A singer specialising in chansons is known as a "chanteur" or "chanteuse" ; a collection of chansons, especially from the late Middle Ages and Renaissance, is also known as a chansonnier.-Chanson de geste:The...
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