Even in prehistoric times civilizations used repetitive, rhythmic chants and offerings to appease the gods.

I opted at first to do the oldest musical form, just using drums and chants.

He likes to use traditional chants as a cantus firmus with richly contrapuntal settings.

It was then necessary to confront the unwelcome spirits and lure them out of one's house using specific actions and chants.

In 2000, Berezan released Returning, a cross-cultural work using chants.

Cocoy found the picture and he was able to open it using chants.

Protesters will use chants that are used by many groups with only a few words changed to reflect their particular topic.

The two groups call back and forth to each other, using chants based on the Great Advent Antiphons.

Thus Tchaikovsky became the first major composer to use traditional Russian Orthodox chants as a basis for an entire liturgical cycle.

In the second half of the 18th century, English and French sailors were using simple chants to coordinate a few shipboard tasks that required unanimous effort.