Chapter 14: Voice and Worship: Tradition and Individuality in Medieval Chant

Question 1

Plainchant

Answer 1

See Gregorian chant. (page 69)

Question 2

Liturgy

Answer 2

The set order of religious services and the structure of each service, within a particular denomination (e.g., Roman Catholic). (page 70)

Question 3

Gregorian Chant

Answer 3

Monophonic melody with a freely flowing, unmeasured vocal line; liturgical chant of the Roman Catholic Church. Also plainchant or plainsong. (page 70)

Question 4

Syllabic

Answer 4

Melodic style of one note set to each text syllable. (page 70)

Question 5

Neumatic

Answer 5

Melodic style with two to four notes set to each syllable. (page 70)

Question 6

Melismatic

Answer 6

Melodic style characterized by many notes sung to a single text syllable. (page 70)

Question 7

Mode

Answer 7

Scale or sequence of notes used as the basis for a composition; major and minor are modes. (page 70)

Question 8

Tonal

Answer 8

Based on principles of major-minor tonality, as distinct from modal. (page 71)

Question 9

Mass

Answer 9

Central service of the Roman Catholic Church. (page 71)

Question 10

Proper

Answer 10

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. (page 71)

Question 11

Ordinary

Answer 11

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. (page 71)

Question 12

Kyrie

Answer 12

The first musical section of the Ordinary of the Mass. Its construction is threefold, involving three repetitions of “Kyrie eleison” (Lord, have mercy), three of “Christe eleison” (Christ, have mercy), and again three of “Kyrie eleison.” (page 71)

Question 13

A Capella

Answer 13

Choral music performed without instrumental accompaniment. (page 71)

Question 14

Antiphonal

Answer 14

Performance style in which an ensemble is divided into two or more groups, performing in alternation and then together. (page 71)

Question 15

Verse

Answer 15

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. (page 73)