Important Dates
The Split between Roman and Byzantine churches happened in
When is 1054
Victimae paschali laudes is accredited to
Who is Wipo of Burgandy
An Office psalm or canticle is not complete in itself, but is preceded and followed by an
antiphon
Singers use three manners of performance for chant:
1.
2.
3.
What are:
1. responsorial
2. antiphonal
3. direct
What is Christmas Day and Easter
This was the year the Magna Carta was signed
1215
The composer of Ordo virtutum
Who is Hildegard of Bingen
If the The antiphon is in mode 1, the psalm tone for mode 1 must be used for the
psalm
Chants in which syllables carry one to six notes or so are
neumatic
This originiated from early commemorations of the Last Supper
What is the Mass
Sequences in chant were most popular between these centuries
When is the 9th and the 12th
This composer is famous for his writing of sequences
who is Notker Balbulus
In the development of the mass, the ________ was always set in syllabic style because it has the longest text and because, as the statement of faith, it was the last to be reassigned to the choir.
What is the Credo
Hymns are _________, consisting of several stanzas that are all sung to the same melody.
What is strophic?
The texts of of these parts of the Mass do not change (although the melodies may vary)
What is the Mass Ordinary
This year Hildegard of Bingen was born
This prolific poet and composer of Latin hymns and sequences died in 1146.
Who is Adam of St. Viktor
A _______ expanded an existing chant in one of three ways, by adding (1) new words and music before the chant and often between phrases; (4) melody only, extending melismas or adding new ones; or (3) text only (usually called prosula, or "prose"), set to existing melismas.
What is a trope
poetic passages from parts of the Bible other than the Book of Psalms are known as
What are canticles
This is Latin for "Lord have mercy," and is part of the Mass Ordinary
What is Kyrie (Eleison)
This year the Roman Empire collapsed
476
He is said to have complied the Magnus Liber Organi.
A _____________ was a popular genre of chant from the 9th to 12th centuries.
What is a sequence?
A mixture of dialogue and elaborate staged performance used in church were known as
What are liturgical dramas
According to the church Office, Monks practiced this daily at sunset.
What is Vespers, then compline