Chant: Flashcards
Benedict of Nursia
DIed 540; founded a monastery with a variety of rules that are known as ‘benedictian monsastaries’ with Offices/canonical hours.
Ligature
Clump of notes on one syllable
Syllabic
One note per syllable
Neumatic
A few notes per syllable
Melismatic
Many notes per syllable
Direct
A way to perform chant, in which everyone sings the whole thing except the opening
Antiphonal
A way to perform chant in which two groups alternate (usually used for Psalms)
Responsorial
A way to perform chant in which a soloist is alternating with the full group
Gregory the Great
Died 604; Chant was named after him because he promoted singing. Was a good leader and helped establish the centrality of the church in society after the fall of the Roman empire and during war, plague, and famine.
Mass
A feast centered around the Eucharist; the ordinaries of the Mass are Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, and Agnus Dei
Proper
Item in the mass service with a text that changes depending on the day
Ordinary
Item in the mass service with a text that is the same every day
Offices
8 daily worship services in the Benedictian Monastaries.
Vespers - Sundown
Compline - Before bed
Matins - Middle of the night
Lauds - Daybreak
Prime, Terce, Sext, Nones (1,3,6,9)
Psalm TOne
A reciting formula for Psalms; there is a repeated note for every word and then a flourish at the ends of phrases and verses.
Doxology
A type of Psalm tone
Trope
An addition to an existing piece of chant through new music, text, or both
Sequence
Part of the proper mass with rhyming text and clear meter for the text
Guido of Arezza
(D. 1033) Came up with staff notations, the hexachord system, and solfedge.
Guidonian hand:
Would allow you to teach someone else a chant quickly without parchment - associate each note on the hexachord system with some part of the hand.
Gloss:
Commentary on a previous work of literature
Hexachord?
A 6-note series that starts on ?? and was designed by Guido of Arezzo
