Chapter 14 Flashcards
The set order of religious services and the structure of each service, within a particular denomination (e.g., Roman Catholic).
liturgy
Monophonic melody with a freely flowing, unmeasured vocal line; liturgical chant of the Roman Catholic Church. Also plainchant or plainsong.
Gregorian chant
Melodic style of one note set to each text syllable.
syllabic
Melodic style with two to four notes set to each syllable.
neumatic
Melodic style characterized by many notes sung to a single text syllable.
melismatic
Scale or sequence of notes used as the basis for a composition; major and minor
mode
Based on principles of major-minor tonality, as distinct from modal
tonal
Central service of the Roman Catholic Church.
Mass
Sections of the Roman Catholic Mass that vary from day to day throughout the church year according to the liturgical occasion, as distinct from the Ordinary, in which they remain the same.
Proper
Sections of the Roman Catholic Mass that remain the same from day to day throughout the church year, as distinct from the Proper, which changes daily according to the liturgical occasion.
Ordinary
The first musical section of the Ordinary of the Mass. Its construction is threefold, involving three repetitions of “______ eleison” (Lord, have mercy), three of “Christe eleison” (Christ, have mercy), and again three of “_____ eleison.”
Kyrie
Choral music performed without instrumental accompaniment.
a cappella
Performance style in which an ensemble is divided into two or more groups, performing in alternation and then together.
antiphonal
In poetry, a group of lines constituting a unit. In liturgical music for the Catholic Church, a phrase from the Scriptures that alternates with the response.
verse
Which best describes the text setting of the opening word "Alleluia" in Hildegard’s Alleluia, O virga mediatrix? melismatic neumatic syllabic direct
melismatic
The alternation between soloist and chorus heard in this Alleluia is best described as ________ singing.
responsorial
What language is heard in this work?
Hildegard’s Alleluia, O virga mediatrix
Greek
_______: Music of the Church
Plainchant
In this excerpt, how does Hildegard emphasize the word “mortem” (death)?
an expressive upward leap
Listen to the excerpts from the first and third sections of the Kyrie. Which statement is NOT true?
- The melody in the second excerpt is different than the first excerpt.
- The melody in the second excerpt is the same as the first.
- Both excerpts have the same text.
- The melody in the second excerpt is more melismatic than the melody in the first excerpt.
The melody in the second excerpt is the same as the first.
The melodic range in this excerpt of Alleluia is
wide
Which best describes the performing forces in this excerpt? Kyrie
a cappella
Which phrase best describes the movement of the melody in this excerpt? Kyrie
mostly conjunct
Which term best describes the rhythm of this Alleluia?
free and nonmetric