Mapeh Quiz (Grade 9 - 1st Quarter)

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