Music History Ch. 3
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classicalguitarist08 on September 22, 2010
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Latin | English |
|---|---|
| Proper of the Mass |  Texts for certain parts vary from day to day |
| Ordinary of the Mass | Text does not change although melodies may vary |
| Mass | Most important service in the Roman Church |
| Office | Series of eight services celebrated at specific times daily; for clergy, monks, nuns, and altar boys only |
| Matins | Office service before sunrise |
| Lauds | Office service at sunrise |
| Vespers | Office service at sunset |
| Rule of St. Benedict | Set of instructions on running a monastery; ca. 530 |
| Liber Usualis | Book of Common Use; Book of prayers, chants, and Lessons for Mass and Office |
| Responsorial | Manner of performance; soloist alternates with the choir or congregation |
| Antiphonal | Manner of performance; two groups of choir alternate |
| Direct | Manner of Performance; without alternation |
| Syllabic | Almost one note to syllable |
| Neumatic | 1-6 notes for every syllable |
| Melismatic | Long melodic passages on a single syllable |
| Cantor | Soloist; starts the chant and leads the choir |
| Psalm Tone | Formula for signing psalms in the office |
| Intonation | Rising motive used only for the first verse; Found in Psalm tone |
| Canticle | Poetic passages from other Biblical scripture than Psalms |
| Antiphon | Chant sung before and after a Psalm |
| Trope | Extending an existing chant by adding: new text and music, new melody, new text only |
| Dies irea | Sequence form Requiem (Mass for the Dead); one of the four sequences allowed in the liturgy |
| Sequence | Additions to chants that were generally newly composed; sung after the Alleluia at Mass |
| Liturgical Drama | Plays linked to liturgy |
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