Voices And Wordship

Question 1

Plainchant

Answer 1

Early music of the church, consists of a single line melody in Latin text

Question 2

Liturgy

Answer 2

The order of the church services and structure of each service

Question 3

Gregorian chant

Answer 3

Codified melodies that are mostly anonymous and often credits Pope Gregory the great

Question 4

Chant melodies

Answer 4

Syllabic - one note sung to each syllable
Neumatic - three to six notes to a syllable
Melismatic - many nots sung to a single syllable

Question 5

Numes

Answer 5

Little symbols above words to suggest contours to the melody

Question 6

Modes

Answer 6

Variety of scale patterns from Gregorian chants to the renaissance

Question 7

Offices

Answer 7

Series of services celebrated by religious communities at various hours of the day

Question 8

Mass

Answer 8

The reenactment of Christs last supper, primary ritual of the Catholic Church

Question 9

Mass prayers

Answer 9

Ordinary - texts that remain the same
Proper - texts that vary throughout the church year

Question 10

A cappella

Answer 10

Voices only in a piece

Question 11

Antiphonal

Answer 11

Alternating between two groups of singers

Question 12

Reponsorial

Answer 12

A verse sung by a leader than repeated by others