MEDIEVAL PERIOD

Question 1

plainchant or plain song; official sacred music of the Roman Catholic Church

Answer 1

Gregorian Chant

Question 2

hymns

Answer 2

Byzantium

Question 3

Hebrew chant

Answer 3

Palestine

Question 4

developed antiphonal (alternate singing) and responsorial singing (a solo voice part followed by singing in unison of the choir)

Answer 4

Syria

Question 5

used in Spain and was influenced by the moors

Answer 5

Mozarabic chant

Question 6

it became the official chant of the Greek Orthodox Church

Answer 6

Byzantine chant

Question 7

used by the Franks until the 18thcentury

Answer 7

Gallican chant

Question 8

known for its hymns and antiphonal singing

Answer 8

Ambrosian chant

Question 9

dominated all over Western plainchant by Pope Gregory the Great

Answer 9

Gregorian chant

Question 10

Acapella, monophonic texture, limited range, sung in Latin, neumatic notation, unmetered, conjunct melody, modal

Answer 10

Gregorian chant

Question 11

the relationship between the melody of the chant and the text.

Answer 11

Text-setting

Question 12

one syllable of the text is set to one note of the chant melody

Answer 12

Syllabic

Question 13

one syllable of the text is set to a few notes of the chant melody

Answer 13

Neumatic

Question 14

One syllable of the text is set to many melodic notes of the chant.

Answer 14

Melismatic

Question 15

numerous syllables of the text are set to only one repeated note of the chant melody.

Answer 15

Psalmodic