Chapter 3- Religious Music in the Colonial, Revolutionary, and Federal Periods

Question 0

Psalm Tunes

Answer 0

Sir emotions and drew attention to Calvinists

Question 1

William Billings

Answer 1

An amateur musician and self-taught “singing school master,” as a composer, he considered nature the best teacher; a member of the First New England School of Composers; wrote his own book, “New England Psalm Singer”

Question 2

A Capella

Answer 2

Unaccompanied with music

Question 3

Psalters

Answer 3

Newly metered and rhymed psalm verses were printed in these books to use for congregational singing

Question 4

Bay Psalm Book

Answer 4

Printed in Cambridge, MA; the first book printed in the New World; no tunes were included

Question 5

Through Composed

Answer 5

Each line of text had its own music

Question 6

Lining Out

Answer 6

A more or less musically literate leader sang one line of the psalm, which the congregation then repeated in unison, performing each successive line in this awkward manner

Question 7

Singing School Masters

Answer 7

The efforts of the teaching ministers soon were supplemented, and eventually assumed, by talented amateur musicians

Question 8

First New England School

Answer 8

The first Americans to write music with a distinctively American (at least, non-European) sound

Question 9

Canon

Answer 9

A melody that forms meaningful harmonies when performed with “staggered entrances”

Question 10

Polyphonic

Answer 10

2 or more melodic lines are performed together

Question 11

Round

Answer 11

Circular canon

Question 12

Fuging Tune

Answer 12

Consists of 2 sections; the 1st section is chordal, homophonic; the 2nd section begins with staggered entrances, polyphonic

Question 13

Daniel Read

Answer 13

(757-1836) well-known member of the First New England School of composers

Question 14

“Chester”

Answer 14

Printed in 1770 by Paul Revere; considered America’s first “popular song,” the title was a reference to where he wrote/composed the song; mixed God and patriotism, one of the main reasons it was so powerful/popular (first time we saw it in American history); rally song for the American Revolution even though it was made for the church

Question 15

“When Jesus Wept”

Answer 15

A canon

Question 16

“Sherburne”

Answer 16

By Daniel Read; a fuging tune

Question 17

John Calvin

Answer 17

The Calvinists believed that the only texts suitable for singing were the psalms; metered the psalms into verses with a consistent number of lines - suitable for singing music

Question 18

Psalms

Answer 18

150 inspirational verses found in the Old Testament; sung in religious settings, and also at home as entertainment - where they were performed in harmony and accompanied by instruments

Question 19

Geneva Psalter

Answer 19

(1551) “Psalm 100 (Old Hundred/the Doxology)”

Question 20

Sternhold and Hopkins

Answer 20

“The Puritan’s Psalter”

Question 21

Ainsworth Psalter

Answer 21

“The Pilgrim’s Psalter”

Question 22

Other religious music provided by:

Answer 22

Lutherans, Quakers, Moravians, Mennonites, Shakers

Question 23

Moravians

Answer 23

Arrived in 1735, settling first in Georgia before establishing communities in Winston-Salem, NC and Bethlehem, PA; music a part of general education

Question 24

John Antes

Answer 24

First significant American-born Moravian composer; wrote anthems in a form called through-composed

Question 25

The Great Awakening

Answer 25

Beginning in 1735, several religious revival movements swept the country; people were w their belief in God and various religious practices; the enthusiasm surrounding this further stimulated the interest in singing religious music which led to music reform; emergence of the Singing School Movement

Question 26

An amateur musician and self-taught “singing school master,” as a composer, he considered nature the best teacher; a member of the First New England School of Composers; wrote his own book, “New England Psalm Singer”

Answer 26

William Billings

Question 27

Sir emotions and drew attention to Calvinists

Answer 27

Psalm Tunes

Question 28

Unaccompanied with music

Answer 28

A Capella

Question 29

Newly metered and rhymed psalm verses were printed in these books to use for congregational singing

Answer 29

Psalters

Question 30

Printed in Cambridge, MA; the first book printed in the New World; no tunes were included

Answer 30

Bay Psalm Book

Question 31

Each line of text had its own music

Answer 31

Through Composed

Question 32

A more or less musically literate leader sang one line of the psalm, which the congregation then repeated in unison, performing each successive line in this awkward manner

Answer 32

Lining Out

Question 33

The efforts of the teaching ministers soon were supplemented, and eventually assumed, by talented amateur musicians

Answer 33

Singing School Masters

Question 34

The first Americans to write music with a distinctively American (at least, non-European) sound

Answer 34

First New England School

Question 35

A melody that forms meaningful harmonies when performed with “staggered entrances”

Answer 35

Canon

Question 36

2 or more melodic lines are performed together

Answer 36

Polyphonic

Question 37

Circular canon

Answer 37

Round

Question 38

Consists of 2 sections; the 1st section is chordal, homophonic; the 2nd section begins with staggered entrances, polyphonic

Answer 38

Fuging Tune

Question 39

(757-1836) well-known member of the First New England School of composers

Answer 39

Daniel Read

Question 40

Printed in 1770 by Paul Revere; considered America’s first “popular song,” the title was a reference to where he wrote/composed the song; mixed God and patriotism, one of the main reasons it was so powerful/popular (first time we saw it in American history); rally song for the American Revolution even though it was made for the church

Answer 40

“Chester”

Question 41

A canon

Answer 41

“When Jesus Wept”

Question 42

By Daniel Read; a fuging tune

Answer 42

“Sherburne”

Question 43

The Calvinists believed that the only texts suitable for singing were the psalms; metered the psalms into verses with a consistent number of lines - suitable for singing music

Answer 43

John Calvin

Question 44

150 inspirational verses found in the Old Testament; sung in religious settings, and also at home as entertainment - where they were performed in harmony and accompanied by instruments

Answer 44

Psalms

Question 45

(1551) “Psalm 100 (Old Hundred/the Doxology)”

Answer 45

Geneva Psalter

Question 46

“The Puritan’s Psalter”

Answer 46

Sternhold and Hopkins

Question 47

“The Pilgrim’s Psalter”

Answer 47

Ainsworth Psalter

Question 48

Lutherans, Quakers, Moravians, Mennonites, Shakers

Answer 48

Other religious music provided by:

Question 49

Arrived in 1735, settling first in Georgia before establishing communities in Winston-Salem, NC and Bethlehem, PA; music a part of general education

Answer 49

Moravians

Question 50

First significant American-born Moravian composer; wrote anthems in a form called through-composed

Answer 50

John Antes

Question 51

Beginning in 1735, several religious revival movements swept the country; people were w their belief in God and various religious practices; the enthusiasm surrounding this further stimulated the interest in singing religious music which led to music reform; emergence of the Singing School Movement

Answer 51

The Great Awakening