The liturgy refers to the set order of services and structure of each service.
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true
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The chants of the church only used the major and minor scale patterns found in later music.
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false
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The text setting in Alleluia, O virga mediatrix is mostly syllabic.
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false
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What is the term for music that is performed with exchanges between a soloist and chorus?
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responsorial singing
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Chant melodies are described as syllabic, neumatic, or -, based on how many notes are set to each -of the text.
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-melismatic
-syllable
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What traits does early Christian chant hold in common with the Islamic Adhan and which does it not?
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-parts can be melismatic
-monophonic
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You may hear similarities between Hildegard's modal melodies and the melodies and scales used by which sacred traditions?
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Middle Eastern
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Which of the following describe plainchant of the Middle Ages and which do not?
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Latin text
monophonic
organized according to liturgy
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Monophonic sacred music of the early Christian church is called -.
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plainchant
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Culture in the Middle Ages was largely defined by the rise of religious communities housed in -.
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monasteries
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The pre-tonal scale patterns utilized in Gregorian chant are referred to as -.
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modes
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Hildegard of Bingen was of - descent.
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german
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In chant from the Middle Ages, the style that features many notes per syllable is called -.
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melastic
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Match the services central to the Roman Catholic Church to their correct descriptions.
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Primary ritual of the reenactment of Christ's Last supper generally attended by public worshippers.
Correct label:
Mass
Series of services at various hours of the day celebrated in religious communities.
Correct label:
offices
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Match the terms to their correct descriptions of text setting.
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one note sung to a syllable of text
Correct label:
syllabic
many notes sung to a syllable of text
Correct label:
melismatic
small groups of notes sung to a syllable of text
Correct label:
neumatic
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To help singers remember chant, ascending and descending symbols called - were added above the text to suggest melodic -.
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neumes
contour
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Match the prayers central to the Roman Catholic Mass to their correct descriptions.
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texts that vary from day to day depending on the church calendar
Correct label:
Proper
texts that remain the same
Correct label:
ordinary
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What is the first prayer of the Mass Ordinary?
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Kyrie
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Which of the following describe the Kyrie and which do not?
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it is sung a capella
it includes neumatic and melismatic text setting
it is sung antiphonally
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The Arabic mode, or scale type called - defines not only pitches in the melody but also patterns of -.
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maqam
embellishments
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