Gregorian Chant

Question 1

unaccompanied songs used in the Roman Catholic Church

Answer 1

Gregorian chant

Question 2

the language used by the Roman Catholic Church

Answer 2

Latin

Question 3

named after Pope ______

Answer 3

Gregory

Question 4

Is the Gregorian chant monophonic?

Answer 4

yes

Question 5

is one of the eight systems of pitch organization used in Gregorian chant

Answer 5

Gregorian mode

Question 6

Which gender usually sang Gregorian chants?

Answer 6

Male

Question 7

Who sang Gregorian chant?

Answer 7

clergy

Question 8

The pitches are represented by _______ which can be put on top of each other which stands for the sequence upon which they are sung.

Answer 8

neumes

Question 9

_______ chants will usually have one neume assigned to a syllable

Answer 9

syllabic

Question 10

________ chants will predominantly have about 2-3 notes per syllable.

Answer 10

neumatic

Question 11

_________ chants will range from five to up to thirty or more neumes per syllable.

Answer 11

melismatic

Question 12

Gregorian staff has _ less line and space than modern staff

Answer 12

1

Question 13

A _____ is the basic element of Western and Eastern systems of musical notation prior to the invention of five-line staff notation

Answer 13

neume

Question 14

inflective marks that indicated the general shape but not necessarily the exact notes or rhythms to be sung

Answer 14

earliest neumes

Question 15

is the singing of a single syllable of text while moving between several different notes in succession

Answer 15

melisma

Question 16

informal term for melisma

Answer 16

vocal run

Question 17

music sung in melisma is reffered to as?

Answer 17

melismatic

Question 18

Themelodyapproximates speech by using only a few pitches

Answer 18

recitative melodies

Question 19

has stricter rhythm and more involved, often orchestral accompaniment

Answer 19

recitativostromentato, or accompaniedrecitative

Question 20

other term for accompanied recitative

Answer 20

recitativo stromentato

Question 21

Used at dramatically important moments, it is more emotional in character

Answer 21

recitative stromentato

Question 22

Have one pitch that is dominant in the chant

Answer 22

recitative stromentato

Question 23

What is usually the musically boring section?

Answer 23

recitational psalm tone

Question 24

{introit, offertory and communion} What are these?

Answer 24

antiphonal chants of the mass

Question 25

Are chants that are usually sung by two choirs

Answer 25

antiphonal chants

Question 26

common response to a psalm verse

Answer 26

antiphone

Question 27

style ofsingingin which a leader alternates with a chorus, especially in liturgicalchant

Answer 27

Responsorial singing

Question 28

were sung in alternation by a soloist and a choir, with the psalm verses being read by the soloist and the response called the responses sung by the choir

Answer 28

Responsorial singing