Gregorian Chant

Question 1

scale patterns distinguished by their unique order of half steps and whole steps

Answer 1

modes

Question 2

several notes (two to four) for a single syllable of text

Answer 2

neumatic text setting

Question 3

Which musical style elements and characteristic features of Haec dies make it a representative example of Gregorian chant?

Answer 3

the melody is based on the Dorian mode and the texture is monophonic.
Based on the Psalms

Question 4

the fourth section of the Mass Proper (variable texts)
texts are based primarily on the Psalms
melismatic and responsorial

Answer 4

Gradual

Question 5

What term does “referred to as contrapuntal texture” refer to?

Answer 5

polyphonic texture

Question 6

When did Mass become a significant genre?

Answer 6

it became an important genre, particularly during the Renaissance era

Question 7

What term does “no harmony or accompaniment” refer to?

Answer 7

monophonic texture

Question 8

What term does “Prayers, Bible reading, Communion” refer to?

Answer 8

mass

Question 9

What term does “the earliest form of notation” refer to?

Answer 9

neumes

Question 10

What term does “music consisting of a single line of melody (referred to as a “voice”)” refer to?

Answer 10

monophonic texture

Question 11

A Capella was a characteristic of what eras?

Answer 11

characteristic feature of vocal music in Middle Ages and Renaissance

Question 12

Who composed Haec dies?

Answer 12

anonymous

Question 13

Which of the following are true statements about Haec dies?

A. the melodic range is wider than usual
B. the melodic motion moves in steps and narrow leaps: thirds, fourths, and fifths.
C. the melodic motion moves in steps and wide leaps: fourths, fifths, and sixths.
D. The song is really, really, boring.

Answer 13

A and B

D is true, too but it’s not required

Question 14

monophonic texture
modal melodies
narrow melodic range
the rhythm follows the natural flow of the text

Answer 14

Plainchant

Question 15

many notes for a single syllable of text

the most elaborate form of text setting, also called florid

Answer 15

Melismatic text settings

Question 16

What are the performing forces of Haec dies?

Answer 16

soloist and chorus

Question 17

What term does “consists of the Mass Ordinary and the Mass Proper” refer to?

Answer 17

Mass

Question 18

What term does “later in the shape of squares or diamonds positioned on a staff and representing specific pitches” refer to?

Answer 18

neumes

Question 19

What term does “the most important service in the Roman Catholic Church. “ refer to?

Answer 19

Mass

Question 20

What term does “solo passages referred to as “verse”

choral passages referred to as “response”” refer to?

Answer 20

responsorial singing

Question 21

What term does “two or more melodic lines heard simultaneously” refer to?

Answer 21

polyphonic texture

Question 22

vocal music without instrumental accompaniment

Answer 22

a cappella

Question 23

What was the influence of Pope Gregory I on Gregorian chant?

Answer 23

He never wrote any Gregorian chants. Rather, he organized various practices of the Roman Catholic Church.

Question 24

What term does “solo voice alternates with chorus” refer to?

Answer 24

responsorial singing

Question 25

What era is Haec dies?

Answer 25

early middle ages

Question 26

one note for a single syllable of text

Answer 26

syllabic text setting

Question 27

What service was Haec dies for?

Answer 27

the Easter Service

Question 28

What part of the mass is Haec dies in?

Answer 28

Mass Gradual

Question 29

Who was Pope Gregory the first?

Answer 29

the leader of the Roman Catholic Church during the late 6th century

Question 30

The modes were the source of melodies in which eras?

Answer 30

served as the source for melodies in the Middle Ages and Renaissance