CHANT, the name given to the tunes used in the English Church since the Reformation for the psalms and canticles (Fr. chant, from Lat. cantare, to sing). For the chant or cantus firmus of the Roman Church see PLAIN SONG. In the English chant each section consists of a reciting note of indefinite length, followed by a phrase in regular time called a "mediation." Chants are "single," if written for one verse only, "double," if for two. "Quadruple" chants for four verses have also been written.