Author Question: Four of the statements about Gregorian chant are correct. Which one is wrong? a. monophonic vocal ... (Read 560 times)

james0929 · **on:** Jul 25, 2018

Four of the statements about Gregorian chant are correct. Which one is wrong?

a. monophonic vocal music
b. setting of sacred Latin texts for the monastic hours of prayer and the Mass
c. typically unaccompanied by instruments
d. lacks a sense of meter or driving, pulsating rhythms
e. Pope Gregory the Great was the first composer of this genre of sacred music, writing so many that it was
named after him

Question 2

Identify the activity that began in the monasteries of Western Europe around the year 1000.

a. the composition of Gregorian chant
b. polyphonic settings of the Mass Ordinary
c. musical notation, with notes placed on lines and spaces
d. organ accompaniment added to the singing of chant
e. the composition of sacred music by monks known as Troubadours