What is Cantor (church)?
A '''cantor''' is the chief singer in [[Jew]]ish or [[Christian]] worship. The cantor's duties and qualifications have varied a lot in different times and places. In [[Roman Catholic]] and [[Anglican]] worship the cantor is the person (usually a man) who sings the solo parts of a chant, while the choir sing the choral parts. In the [[Middle Ages]] the cantor came to be the supervisor or director of the choir. In [[Anglican]] cathedrals they are often known as the ''precentor''. == References == *The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, ed. Stanley Sadie 1980 vol 3; {{ISBN|1-56159-174-2}} {{religion-stub}} [[Category:Christian music]] [[Category:Singing]]