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Quiz 1: Gregorian Chant- development of notation Flashcards

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1
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What is the Carolingian renaissance? (what centuries, what values, what it created, who)

A

8-9th centuries
Renewed interest in Ancient roman values and learning
flourishing of arts and writing
Birth of Gregorian chant
During the rule of Charlamange, Louis the Pious

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What dynasty came before the Carolingians (what king, what significance)

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Merovingians with the first great king - Clovis 1 who converted to Roman Catholicism

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What is Gregorian chant?

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Repertory of Ecclesiastical chant in the Roman Catholic Church

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Characteristics of Gregorian Chant

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Monophonic, non-rhythmic, based on the 8 church modes

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What pope helped birth Gregorian chant into the Carolingian Dynasty

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Pope Stephen II

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What is gregorian chant a mix of

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Roman chant and Gallican chant

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7
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What is the Modal system

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a non-harmonic system with eight different scales based on scale degree

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What are determining factors of a mode

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final (what note does it end on)
Range (above or around the final)
reciting tone - pitch other than the final that is emphasized

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What is the final, reciting tone, and range of the Dorian mode

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Final- D
Reciting tone- A
Range: above final

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What is the final, reciting tone, and range of the Hypodorian mode

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Final - D
Reciting tone - F
Range - around the final

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What is the final, reciting tone, and range of the Phrygian mode

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Final - E
Reciting tone - C
Range - Above final

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What is the final, reciting tone, and range of the Hypophrygian

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Final - E
Reciting tone - A
Range - around final

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What is the final, reciting tone, and range of the Lydian

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Final - F
Reciting tone
Range - Above final

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What is the final, reciting tone, and range of the Hypolydian

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Final- F
Reciting Tone - A
Range - around final

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What is the final, reciting tone, and range of the mixolydian

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Final - G
Reciting tone - D
Range - above final

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What is the final, reciting tone, and range of the hypomixolydian

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Final - G
Reciting tone - C
Range- around final

17
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What services is gregorian chant sung in roman catholic church

A

Mass and Office

18
Q

What is the Roman Catholic mass

A

most important service of the Church, commemorates the last supper

19
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what is the roman catholic office

A

8 prayer services during the day from before sunrise to after sunset, they sing through all 150 psalms each day

20
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What are the two main parts of the mass

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Liturgy of the Mass, liturgy of the Eucharist

21
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what is the proper of the mass

A

texts of the mass that are assigned to certain day in the church calendar - Easter, Christmas, feast days

22
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what is Ordinary of the mass

A

Texts of the mass that remain the same on all days of the church - the tunes may change

23
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What are the sung movements of the Mass ordinary

A

Kyrie, gloria, credo, sanctus, agnus dei, dismissal

24
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What is syllabic text setting

A

one note per syllable - the text must be clearly understood

25
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what is neumatic text setting

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2-6 notes per syllable - more florid and weighty chants

26
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What is melismatic text setting

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6 or more notes per syllable - most musical moments of the service, divine joy and wonder expressed

27
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What is antiphonal performance

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Alternating choirs or parts of a choir singing the chant

28
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what is responsorial performance

A

soloist or group of soloists alternate with full choir

29
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what is direct performance

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Choir or soloist sings through the chant completely, no alternation

30
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what is a psalm tone

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a formula for chanting a psalm - 2 parts
opening and closing antiphon (neumatic), and the psalm tone (syllabic)

31
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anatomy of a psalm tone - 5 parts

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1- intonation: opening melodic formula on the first word
2- Recitation tone - repeated note for reciting the text of the verse
3- Mediant; middle cadence formula
4- recitation tone - after middle cadence
5- Termination: final cadential formula for the psalm verse

32
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what are the two most important additions to the body of Gregorian chant

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Trope and sequence

33
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what is a trope

A

an addition to an existing chant

34
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what are the three ways of troping

A

add words and music, add a melisma, add words only which are set to an existing melisma or other melody

35
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What is a trope called at the beginning of a chant versus inbetween sections of the chant

A

introductory and intercalated

36
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what is the sequence

A

Chants added to the mass right after the alleluia

37
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what are the three stages of development of notation the the early ages

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1) staffless neumes
2) heighted neumes
3) 4 line staff (guidonian notation)

38
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Who is Hildegard von Bingen

A

Abbess and mystic of Rupertsberg

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