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Mass for Christmas Day: Kyrie Flashcards

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Genre:

Mass for Christmas Day: Kyrie

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plainchant

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Kyrie is part of the ______ ; text is heard at ______

Mass for Christmas Day: Kyrie

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Mass Ordinary, every Mass service

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Liturgical function:

Mass for Christmas Day: Kyrie

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Solemn plea for mercy (Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy, Lord have mercy)

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Texture:

Mass for Christmas Day: Kyrie

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Monophonic

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Text setting:

Mass for Christmas Day: Kyrie

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melismatic (short text allows for melismas and repetition)

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Mode:

Mass for Christmas Day: Kyrie

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Dorian (mode 1)

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Listening clue(s):

Mass for Christmas Day: Kyrie

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Soloist begins the first “Kyrie” and is joined by the choir for the second half of the melisma. The overall repetition within the form is fairly striking. The Dorian mode has a dark, somber quality.

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Music History 1 (9 decks)

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