Music Appreciation - Chapter 14

Pope Gregory the Great composed all of the Gregorian chant melodies. True False

False

Hildegard's Alleluia, O virgo mediatrix is a Gregorian chant. True False

False

In the Middle Ages, it was assumed that women were worthy of connection with the divine. True False

False

The text setting in Alleluia, O virga mediatrix is mostly syllabic. True False

False

Starting in the Middle Ages, monasteries fostered the development of worship music. True False

True

Hildegard's chant Alleluia, O virga mediatrix was intended for performance on a feast day of the Virgin Mary. True False

True

Those who sang Gregorian plainchant during the Middle Ages believed it had been composed by the divine and not the human mind. True False

True

What are the daily Offices? a. A series of services celebrated in religious communities at various hours of the day. b. A reenactment of Christ's Last Supper with his disciples. c. A room where a priest stores his vestments. d. The daily declaration of your devotion to Christ.

a. A series of services celebrated in religious communities at various hours of the day.

Hildegard of Bingen was born into a _____ noble family. a. German b. French c. Italian d. English

a. German

Which of the following is NOT true of Gregorian chant (plainchant) melodies? a. They are in Hebrew and Syrian. b. The composers of most of them are unknown. c. There are over 3,000 in existence. d. They are in Latin.

a. They are in Hebrew and Syrian.

The Mass Ordinary a. contains the texts that remain the same in every Mass. b. is more formal than the Mass Proper. c. is a service during which there is no singing. d. contains prayer texts that vary from day to day throughout the church year.

a. contains the texts that remain the same in every Mass.

In plainchant from the Middle Ages, if there are many notes per syllable, the style is called a. melismatic. b. syllabic. c. neumatic. d. modal.

a. melismatic.

What might explain why medieval chants can sound unfamiliar to a modern listener? a. they are modal b. they are tonal melodies c. they are only hummed d. they have tonal harmonies

a. they are modal

_______, little ascending and descending signs written above the words that suggested the shape of the melodic line, helped singers remember the general shapes of the different melodies. a. Liturgy b. Neumes c. Melismas d. Chants

b. Neumes

How many Gregorian chants survive? a. three hundred b. over three thousand c. ninety-nined. twelve

b. over three thousand

Music performed with exchanges between a soloist and chorus is called a. antiphonal. b. responsorial. c. melismatic. d. a cappella.

b. responsorial.

The text of the Kyrie is based on a _______ prayer. a. Latin b. Hebrew c. Greek d. Islamic

c. Greek

What does antiphonal mean? a. non-tonal music b. music performed without instrumental accompaniment c. a performance style that alternates between two groups d. an out-of-tune singer

c. a performance style that alternates between two groups

The set order of services and structure of each church service is known as a. Gregorian chant. b. the mass. c. liturgy. d. plainchant.

c. liturgy.

What is the mass? a. A reenactment of Christ's Last Supper with his disciples. b. A series of services celebrated in religious communities at various hours of the day. c. The primary (and most solemn) ritual of the Roman Catholic Church. d. Both a reenactment of Christ's Last Supper with his disciples and the primary (and most solemn) ritual of the Roman Catholic Church.

d. Both a reenactment of Christ's Last Supper with his disciples and the primary (and most solemn) ritual of the Roman Catholic Church.

In regards to Hildegard of Bingen, which statement is NOT true? a. She was renowned as a poet and prophet. b. She was given to the church as a tithe. c. She founded a monastery. d. She was the first to notate plainchant.

d. She was the first to notate plainchant.

The Mass Proper a. contains the texts that remain the same in every Mass. b. is more formal than the Mass Ordinary. c. is a service during which there is no singing. d. contains prayer texts that vary from day to day throughout the church year.

d. contains prayer texts that vary from day to day throughout the church year.

The musical attributes of plainchant include all of the following except a. it is sung a cappella b. it is in a monophonic texture c. it is a free-flowing vocal line d. it is in a major key

d. it is in a major key

Modal melodies of the early Christian church are similar to melodies and scales from a. Myanmar. b. China. c. India. d. the Middle East.

d. the Middle East.

What musical aspect is found in Hildegard's praise songs, but is not found in most Gregorian chant? a. monophonic texture b. monophonic melodies c. syllabic text setting d. wide leaps

d. wide leaps