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1
Q

What was the purpose of a liturgy?

A

to reinforce members’ knowledge of church teachings

2
Q

What was a church calendar?

A

a yearly cycle of celebrating different events with a feast day

3
Q

What were the two most important feasts in the medieval church?

A

Christmas and Easter

4
Q

What does the Mass commemorate?

A

the Last Supper of Jesus

5
Q

What is the Proper of the Mass?

A

the texts for certain parts of the Mass that vary from day to day

6
Q

What is the Ordinary of the Mass?

A

the texts of the Mass that do not change from service to service

7
Q

What were the main musical items of the Ordinary of the Mass?

A
  1. Kyrie
  2. Gloria
  3. Credo
  4. Sanctus
  5. Agnus Dei
8
Q

What is the Office?

A

a series of eight services celebrated daily at specific times

9
Q

What is an antiphon?

A

a chant sung before and after a psalm

10
Q

What is a responsory?

A

a method of chant where a soloist alternates with a group

11
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What is a canticle?

A

psalm-like passage from a part of the Bible other than the Book of Psalms

12
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Where are the scores of most modern recordings of Gregorian chant located?

A

the Liber Ususalis (Book of Common Use), compiled by Benedictine monks in the late 19th and early 20th centuries

13
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What are the three manners of performance of chants?

A
  • responsorial (where a soloist alternates with a group)
  • antiphonal (where two groups alternate)
  • direct (without alteration)
14
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What is syllabic chant?

A

chants in which almost every syllable has a single note

15
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What is neumatic chant?

A

chants in which syllables carry one to six notes

16
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What is melismatic chant?

A

chants with long melodic passages on a single syllable

17
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What is a recitation formula?

A

a single melodic outline that can be used with many different texts