MUSH 101 Chapter 7 Quiz

1. Divine Office is ______. ○ an extended series of services beginning at about 4am and continuing at regular intervals throughout the day and evening. 2. Guillaume de Machaut is credited with the first full Mass set to music, dating from the late-10th century. ○ False 3. Which features are present in the following excerpt? ○ Both syllabic and melismatic vocal styles 4. Early medieval church music, which was primarily passed down as part of an oral tradition, was known by many names. Which of the following is not one of them? ○ Chantsong 5. In all medieval chants, the musicians sang in unison; having a singer perform as soloist was prohibited as a dangerous invitation to pride. ○ False 6. The Mass is ______. ○ a complex ritual that was and is the symbolic recreation of Christ's Last Supper with the twelve apostles-the principle worship service of the Catholic Church. 7. The following excerpt from Viderunt Omnes features a transition from what section to what section? ○ Choral response to Soloist verse 8. Which of the following is a probable reason for the loss of most medieval music? ○ Illiteracy was widespread during the medieval era, so most music was not preserved. 9. The date for Christmas was decided upon by taking into account existing pagan and older Roman rituals. ○ True 10. Listen to the excerpt from the "Gloria" of Machaut's Notre Dame Mass. How is the music best characterized? ○ Expressive singing gestures have been decided upon by the performers 11. The Proper are _____. ○ parts of a larger worship service that varied based on holidays, feasts, or seons. 12. During the medieval era, most recorded music was created for use in the context of the "liturgy," or pattern of text and music used in the worship services of the Catholic Church. ○ True 13. The Ordinary are _____.