Gregorian Chant Flashcards
scale patterns distinguished by their unique order of half steps and whole steps
modes
several notes (two to four) for a single syllable of text
neumatic text setting
Which musical style elements and characteristic features of Haec dies make it a representative example of Gregorian chant?
the melody is based on the Dorian mode and the texture is monophonic.
Based on the Psalms
the fourth section of the Mass Proper (variable texts)
texts are based primarily on the Psalms
melismatic and responsorial
Gradual
What term does “referred to as contrapuntal texture” refer to?
polyphonic texture
When did Mass become a significant genre?
it became an important genre, particularly during the Renaissance era
What term does “no harmony or accompaniment” refer to?
monophonic texture
What term does “Prayers, Bible reading, Communion” refer to?
mass
What term does “the earliest form of notation” refer to?
neumes
What term does “music consisting of a single line of melody (referred to as a “voice”)” refer to?
monophonic texture
A Capella was a characteristic of what eras?
characteristic feature of vocal music in Middle Ages and Renaissance
Who composed Haec dies?
anonymous
Which of the following are true statements about Haec dies?
A. the melodic range is wider than usual
B. the melodic motion moves in steps and narrow leaps: thirds, fourths, and fifths.
C. the melodic motion moves in steps and wide leaps: fourths, fifths, and sixths.
D. The song is really, really, boring.
A and B
D is true, too but it’s not required
monophonic texture
modal melodies
narrow melodic range
the rhythm follows the natural flow of the text
Plainchant
many notes for a single syllable of text
the most elaborate form of text setting, also called florid
Melismatic text settings
What are the performing forces of Haec dies?
soloist and chorus
What term does “consists of the Mass Ordinary and the Mass Proper” refer to?
Mass
What term does “later in the shape of squares or diamonds positioned on a staff and representing specific pitches” refer to?
neumes
What term does “the most important service in the Roman Catholic Church. “ refer to?
Mass
What term does “solo passages referred to as “verse”
choral passages referred to as “response”” refer to?
responsorial singing
What term does “two or more melodic lines heard simultaneously” refer to?
polyphonic texture
vocal music without instrumental accompaniment
a cappella
What was the influence of Pope Gregory I on Gregorian chant?
He never wrote any Gregorian chants. Rather, he organized various practices of the Roman Catholic Church.
What term does “solo voice alternates with chorus” refer to?
responsorial singing
