sacred vocal forms

Question 1

What were the two ways sacred composers started treating text?

Answer 1

Notes match more closely rhythms of speech

Question 2

What is word painting?

Answer 2

music matched the meaning of the word

Question 3

“flying or heaven would have rising or higher notes, happiness would be accompanied “ is what?

Answer 3

word painting

Question 4

What is the mass?

Answer 4

A church service that reenacts the last supper - VERY impoertant to catholics

Question 5

Some of the greatest advancements in composition came out of what musical form?

Answer 5

The mass

Question 6

What type of composition was developed as a result of the mass?

Answer 6

Imitative polyphonic composition was highly developed, while still allowing the understanding of text

Question 7

What is special about the service order?

Answer 7

It’s always in the same order

Question 8

What is the “Ordinary” Service?

Answer 8

most common PART of the mass that takes place every week

Question 9

What is the “Proper” Service?

Answer 9

Differing parts that depend on the week of church year (christmas, easter)

Question 10

Everything is spoken in… except for

Answer 10

Latin, except for the Kyrie, which is in greek.

Question 11

What is the order of the “Ordinary” Service?

Answer 11

KGCSA
King’s Guard Can’t Save Anne
2) KYRIE
3) GLORIA
9) CREDO
13) SANCTUS
15) AGNUS DEI

Question 12

What is the order of the “proper” service?

Answer 12

In collecting einstein, gradually allow gospel offered secretly preface canon comm and post comm
1) Introit
4) *Collect
5) *Epistle
6) Gradual
7) Alleluia (or Tract)
8) *Gospel
10) Offertory
11) *Secret
12) *Preface
14) Canon
16) Communion
17) Post-Communion
*Recited sections

Question 13

What was the sacred motet?

Answer 13

A short setting of a Latin text often to praise the Virgin Mary

Question 14

What styles did the motet have?

Answer 14

Mixture of polyphonic and homophonic styles