Chapter15. Layering Lines: Polyphony at Notre Dame

The lower voice in organum sings the fixed melody in extremely long notes.

True

The earliest polyphonic music is called _____.

Organum

In the medieval mind, the new had to be founded on the ____ . Therefore composers of the new polyphonic _____ based their pieces on older Gregorian chants.

- Old - Organum

The rhythmic pattern of long-short repeated throughout Gaude Maria virgo defines the _____.

- rhythmic mode

Which composers are associated with polyphonic composition at Notre Dame in the Middle Ages and which are not?

Correct: Pérotin, Léonin InCorrect Pope Gregory, Hildegard of Bingen

Which of the following describe the music of Ave Maria virgo and which do not?

Correct: a cappella singing, faster moving upper voices over a slow-moving bottom voice, polyphonic texture Incorrect: Syllabic Text Setting, major key.

Polyphony was universally accepted in medieval religious communities.

False

The first type of polyphony was Gregorian chant

False

In early organum, which voice sang the fixed melody from the preexisting Gregorian chant?

Lowest

What describes the text setting of Gaude Maria virgo?

Melismatic

In order to transmit the new polyphony, which other aspect of music became more sophisticated in the Middle Ages?

Music Notation

Notre Dame cathedral is located in which city?

Paris

Which term describes the texture of two or more melodies performed at the same time?

Polyphony

In the medieval era, some religious communities utilized polyphonic music to enhance worship on the highest feast days in the church year, like Easter.

True

Most recognized composers in the early Middle Ages were clerics in religious communities

True

Polyphonic music required specialized singers as compared to the more simple communal singing of plainchant.

True