5. Liturgical music Liturgical music was conceived as sung prayers . It evolved throughout the Middle Ages , from simple songs with a monophonic tex ture to increasingly complex poly phony. Plainsong 14. LISTEN to the introit f rom In Nomine Domini, anonymous. Then answer. ➔ Who sings it : a soloist , a choir, a choir and a soloist , or two choirs? ➔ What type of voice sings it : male, female or a child 's voice? ➔ Is it performed with an instrumental accompaniment or a cappella? ➔ What l anguage is it sung in? ➔ Can you recognise the metre of the music? Liturgical vocal music in the Catholic Church is called plainsong because it consists of a f lat melodic line, without great var iations . It's also known as Gregorian chant. Its main character istics are: It was anonymously created . It has a monophonic tex ture, without instr umental accompaniment . It's based on modal scales . It's in free time. It's wr it ten in Latin. It's composed to suppor t a liturgical tex t . It's sung by monks. It's per formed in several ways: by a soloist , by a choir, by a soloist and a choir in alternation , or by two choirs in alternation. 15. CREATE a Gregorian-style piece of music f rom this melody. & , & , œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ , , ➔ Make up the lyrics: each syll a ble must coincide with a note, and the verses (separated by breathing marks) must have eight syll a bles . ➔ Perform your creation as a group, in one of the following ways: Gregor y the Great was the pope of the Catholic Church between 590 and 604. During his papacy, he organised the compilation of the early Christian chants and contributed to the development of plainsong. This was called Gregorian chant in his honour. a choir in unison 1 a soloist and a choir in alternation 2 two choirs in alternation 3 13
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