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Music Historiography Chapter 3
Music in the Monastery and Convent
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Undergraduate 2
09/16/2009

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Gregorian Chant
Definition
also knows as plainsong, monophonic music sung in unison, almost always without the accompaniment of music
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Antiphon
Definition
short chant specific to the day, sung at the beginning and the end
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Cantor
Definition
chief musician
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Doxology
Definition
"Gloria Patri", standard formula of praise to the Holy Trinity
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Psalm tones
Definition
Simple recitation formulas
Intonation
Recitation
Mediation
Recitation
Recitation
Termination
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Mass
Definition
Most important religious service of the day
means to dismiss the service (Ite, masse est)
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Proper of the Mass
Definition
Chants whose texts change each day to suit the religious theme or to honor a particular saint
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Introit
Definition
an introductory chant for the entrance of the celebrating clergy
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Kyrie
Definition
A petition in Greek for mercy
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Gloria
Definition
A hymn of praise to the Lord
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Gradual
Definition
A reflective chant
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Alleluia
Definition
a chant of thanksgiving or penance; the final melisma is called the jubilus
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Sequence
Definition
a chant commenting on the text of the Alleluia (reading of the Gospel)
Many sequences written by Notker Balbulus (ca. 840-912)
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Credo
Definition
a profession of Faith
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Sanctus
Definition
an acclimation to the Lord
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Agnus dei
Definition
a petition for mercy and eternal peace
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Ite, missa est
Definition
short dismissal, usually sung by a solo Deacon
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Order of the Proper of the Mass
Definition
Introit, Gradual, Alleluia/Tract, Sequence, Offertory, Communion
(I Got AnoTher Six-pack Of Corona)
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Order of the Ordinary of the Mass
Definition
Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Agnus Dei
King George Can Sing Anything
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Syllabic chant
Definition
only one note per syllable
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neumatic chant
Definition
often three to five notes for each syllable of text
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melismatic chant
Definition
many notes per syllable
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melisma
Definition
lengthy vocal phrase setting a single syllable
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Tract
Definition
chant used instead of the Alleluia during Lenten or pre-Lenten seasons
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Offertory
Definition
a chant for the offering before the ritual of communion
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Responsorial song
Definition
choral respond, solo voice, choral respond
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Tropes
Definition
an addition of music or text or both to a pre-existing chant. Usually added before the chant, rather than after
Many tropes written by Tuotilo of St. Gall (ca. 815-915)
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Requiem Mass
Definition
Mass of the Dead
Usually omits the Alleluia, Gloria, and Credo
Dies Irae is pivotal to the piece
Term
John of St. Gall
Definition
AKA John Cotton, Johannes Cotto, Johannes Afflighemensis
Flourished ca. 1100
treatise entitled De Musica (on Music)
Established eight church modes derived from the Greek system
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De Musica
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Eight church Modes
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