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Gregorian Chant
Is referred to as plainchant or plainsong, and is the official sacred music of the Roman Catholic church for over 100 years
Unmetered
stepping melodic contour with a few skips
Modal
based on church mode
Authentic and Plagal
Is the 2 types of church modes
Text Setting
is the relationship between the melody of the chant and text
Syllabic
involves one syllable of the text being paired with one musical note
Melismatic
one syllable of the text is set to many meliodic notes of the chant.
Psalmadic
Numerous syllables of the text are set to only one repeated note of the chant melody.
Roman Mass and Requiem Mass
are the two main parts of The Mass
Proper
it includes the six section that use music such as the introit, gradual, alleluia, tract, offertory, and communion.
Ordinary
it contains the constant portions of the mass that include kyrie (Lord , have mercy on us,) Gloria (glory ), Credo(creed) , sanctus (holy) , and Agnus Dei (Lamb of God)
Kyrie
means “Lord, have mercy on us"
Gloria
means “glory”
Credo
means “creed”
Sanctus
means “holy”
Agnus Dei
means “lamb of God”
Guillaume de Machaut
the French composer who wrote La Messe de Nostre during 1360
1360
the year wherein La Messe de Nostre Dame was composed
La Messe de Nostre Dame
written in 1360 by Guillaume de Machaut
Requiem Mass
Is a eucharist service for the dead, and it is also called Missa pro defunctis.
Roman Mass
contain the ‘proper’ and the ‘ordinary’
Latin
the language in which Gregorian chants are sung
Monophonic
describes the texture of Gregorian chants
Acapella
an act of singing without instruments that’s often found in Gregorian chants
Limited
used to describe the range of Gregorian chants
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