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A monophonic piece of liturgical music for the propers of mass that allegedly originates in Rome
What is Gregorian Chant?
This mathematician devised a scalar and intervallic system from whole-number ratios
Who is Pythagoras?
These parts of the mass change their music and text based on the date
What are mass propers?
This woman married the King of France, then after their divorce she married the soon-to-be King of England
Who is Eleanor of Aquitane?
What is "Viderunt Omnes" by Perotin?
A process by which monophonic music is sung with Perfect 4th or 5th and octave accompaniment
What is parallel organum
These are the 4 finals of the 4 modes.
What are D, E, F, and G.
These parts of the mass retain the same lyrics throughout the year
What are mass ordinaries?
This king united a large portion of modern-day France, Germany, and Italy
Who is Charlemagne?
This sequence was written by the famed Hildegard of Bingen.
What is "Columba Aspexit"?
The place where the most famous style of early polyphony was written down
What is the Cathedral of Notre Dame?
This system allowed for the interpretation of the rhythm of otherwise undistinguished square notes
What are Rhythmic Modes?
These holidays tended to have the most elaborate chants
What are Christmas and Easter?
This composer was the secretary to John the Blind.
Who is Guillaume de Machaut?
This catchy canon imitates cuckoo birds.
A thing with words.
What is a motet?
These syllables stem from the piece "Ut Queant Laxis" and came to be important pedagogical tools
What are "Ut, re, mi, fa sol, la"?
This was a routine of psalms that monks were required to sing daily according to a strict schedule
What is The Office?
This method of teaching music to students contrasts sharply with our modern system
What is "oral transmission"?
This English song celebrates King Edward in his battles against the French.
What is "Singularis Laudis Digna"?
What is oblique organum?
These symmetrical collections of notes could begin on three different pitches and provided the full range of acceptable pitch material
What are hexachords?
This part of the mass is typically the most melismatic
What is the "jubilus" of the Alleluia?
These form the source of most of our knowledge of what instruments were in use
What are "manuscript illuminations"?
This motet mocks older people who admonish the youth for their frivolity.
What is "Ad Solitum Vomitum"?