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This genre consists of several stanzas, each sung to the same melody
What is a hymn?
When almost every syllable has a single note, it is called this style of chant
What is syllabic?
The earliest surviving musical instruments were made from this material
What is bone?
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The melody of this song is diatonic, in Phrygian mode, and moves mostly stepwise with some skips and one leap at the beginning
What is Epitaph of Seikolos?
This person suggested the idea of staff lines and clefs
Who is Guido of Arezzo?
The Mass is a symbolic reenactment of this episode in the life of Christ
What is the Last Supper?
Before notation was developed, chant melodies were transmitted in this way
What is learned by rote?
In Ancient Greece, the idea of one's ethical character was called this
What is ethos?
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This two-piped reed instrument has slight differences in pitch when played
What is an aulos?
This person discovered the relationship between consonant intervals and mathematical ratios
Who is Pythagoras?
This mneumonic device was developed by followers of Guido of Arezzo to help with the solfege system (solmization)
What is the Guidonian hand?
When a chant features long melodic passages on a single syllable, it is known as this style
What is melismatic?
Images from ancient Greece rarely show performers reading music notation, so scholars believe they used these techniques to perform music
What is playing from memory? What is improvisation? (will accept either of these responses)
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This sacred music drama was written in the Middle Ages by Hildegard of Bingen
What is Ordo Virtutum?
This person was a nun, was known for having visions, and wrote Ordo Virtutum
Who is Hildegard of Bingen?
Most composers in the Middle Ages had only this type of reputation (choices: international, church-centered, local, courtly)
What is local?
When a chant text-setting involves an average of one to six notes per syllable, it is described as this
What is neumatic?
The types of evidence about musical culture from ancient civilizations that exist today include writings about music, musical instruments, and this
What is visual images of music making?
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This Mass for Christmas Day: Gradual: Viderunt omnes chant is in this text style
What is neumatic?
In ancient Greek mythology, this person was associated with the lyre
Who is Apollo?
The Greek god Dionysus (god of fertility and wine) was associated with this instrument
What is the aulos?
Although this type of chant was standardized in the 8th century after Pope Gregory I's reign, its name is attributed to him
What is Gregorian chant?
Acoustical theories, many aspects of music theory, and the integration of music into drama that are still in use today come from this area and time period
What is Ancient Greece?
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This chant is an example of a sequence and is attributed to Thomas of Celano
What is Dies irae?
This group of people in the Middle Ages disapproved of using musical instruments in church
Who were the Christian church leaders