Chapter 3 Terms Flashcards
To not fail.
Mass
The most important service in the Roman Church.
Proper
Parts of mass that matched day on calender.
Ordinary
Words do not change- melodies do. After 14th century musical parts follow this text.
Introit
An entrance with music.
Kyrie
Music invocation in Greek meaning “Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy”.
Gloria
Formula of praise to God and plea for mercy.
The Office
Series of services celebrated daily.
Responsorial
Soloist alternates with Choir or Congregation. Method of performance for chants.
Antiphonal
Choir halves alternate singing. Method of performance for chants.
Direct
Method of performance for chants in which there is no alteration.
Syllabic
Each syllable has one note.
Mellismatic
A long continuous melody on one syllable.
Neumatic
One to six notes on each syllable.
Recitation formulas
Formulas that can be used with many different texts.
Stophic Form
All stanzas are sung to the same music.
Trope
Existing chant that has been expanded in order to increase its solemnity (to make more serious). Usually sung by soloists. Banned by council of Trent in 16th century.
Describe one form a trope can have.
New words and music added before chant and in between phrases.
Describe one form a trope can have.
Melody added by creating a melisma or extending an existing one.
Describe one form a trope can have.
Adding text to existing melismas (prose).
Liturgical Drama
Plays related to the liturgy though not a part of it. These may have been performed outside the church.
Hildegard of Bingen
She was a nun who was famous for her visions. She was setting her poems to music by 1140. Her style ranged from syllabic to melismatic. She is the most well known and recorded composer of sacred monophony. Ordo Virtutum is her most extended work.
