Author Question: What information does twelfth-century diastematic chant notation convey, as compared with ... (Read 455 times)

NguyenJ · **on:** Jul 25, 2018

What information does twelfth-century diastematic chant notation convey, as compared with non-diastematic chant notation?

a) it offers gestural shapes only, with no precise pitch information
b) it notates pitches clearly on a full set of staff lines
c) it provides a better sense of pitch, by aligning neumes around two fixed lines
d) it notates a precise rhythm for each individual pitch

Question 2

Which of the following musical elements is most debatable in terms of how this particular selection is to be performed?

a) rhythm
b) texture
c) dynamics
d) text underlay