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MS-305
Survey of Musical Styles
9
Music
Undergraduate 2
03/01/2009

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Term
Gregorian Chant
Definition
a vast body of monophonic religious music setting latin texts and intended for use in the Roman Catholic Church;
the music sung daily at the eight canonical hours of prayer and at mass.
Term
Psalm Tone
Definition
eight simple repeating patterns to which psalms were chanted. the tenor tone?
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Magnificat
Definition
the canticle of Mary, from the gospel of Luke, sung at Vespers, sung like a psalm but more ornate
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Ordinary of the Mass
Definition
Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus and Agnus Dei; the mass sung almost every day of the year
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Syllabic Chant
Definition
one note for each syllable of the chant
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Neumatic Chant
Definition
three, four, or five notes for each syllable of the chant
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Melismatic Chant
Definition
many notes for each syllable of the chant; Matins, Vespers and the Mass have the most Melismatic Chants
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Church Modes
Definition
the eight melodic patterns into which the medieval theorists categorized the chants of the church; the principal modes are Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, and Mixolydian.
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Guidonian Hand
Definition
Guido of Arezzo's way of teaching the Guidonian scale by using the left hand.
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