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The text of the Kyrie is based on a _______ prayer. |
Greek |
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Hildegard of Bingen was born into a _____ noble family. |
German |
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Hildegard’s Alleluia, O virgo mediatrix is a Gregorian chant. |
False |
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Hildegard’s chant Alleluia, O virga mediatrix was intended for performance on a feast day of the Virgin Mary. |
True |
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How many Gregorian chants survive? |
over three thousand |
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In plainchant from the Middle Ages, if there are many notes per syllable, the style is called |
melismatic |
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In regards to Hildegard of Bingen, which statement is NOT true? |
She was the first to notate plainchant. |
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In the Middle Ages, it was assumed that women were worthy of connection with the divine. |
False |
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Starting in the Middle Ages, monasteries fostered the development of worship music. |
True |
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Modal melodies of the early Christian church are similar to melodies and scales from |
the Middle East. |
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Music performed with exchanges between a soloist and chorus is called |
responsorial |
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The musical attributes of plainchant include all of the following except |
it is in a major key. |
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Pope Gregory the Great composed all of the Gregorian chant melodies. |
False |
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What is the Mass? |
Both a reenactment of Christ’s Last Supper with his disciples and the primary (and most solemn) ritual of the Roman Catholic Church. |
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The Mass Ordinary |
contains the texts that remain the same in every Mass. |
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The Mass Proper |
contains prayer texts that vary from day to day throughout the church year. |
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The set order of services and structure of each church service is known as |
liturgy |
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The text setting in Alleluia, O virga mediatrix is mostly syllabic. |
False |
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Those who sang Gregorian plainchant during the Middle Ages believed it had been composed by the divine and not the human mind. |
True |
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What are the daily Offices? |
A series of services celebrated in religious communities at various hours of the day. |
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