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Why medieval choirs sang without instruments
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Purely vocal hymns were strictly mandated because harps and flutes were basically considered instruments of sin. Devout clergymen strongly believed that loud plucking strings completely distracted weak human minds from divine meditation. They entirely relied on massive echoing stone walls to naturally amplify their heavily layered chanting voices.
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