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Q: What is the name for word setting where each syllable of a word has one note?
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When words and music are linked in a relationship of one note for each syllable of text as in a chant what is it called?

If a piece is written one syllable per note, it is written SYLLABICLY. (a syllabic rhythm). If a piece is written with lots of notes per syllable, it is written melladically (a meladic rhythm).


What if you have a half note and a quarter note and it equals a dotted half note what is the point of the dotted note?

If you were singing these notes, the half note and quarter note would be a two syllable word, the dotted half note would be a one syllable word held for the same amount of time as the two syllable word.


What is word setting?

Word setting in music is where the music is written so that the words can be sung as smoothly as possible. Most simple songs are set syllabically, that is, one note per syllable. Think Mary had a Little Lamb, or pretty much any other nursery rhyme.Some songs have melismas in them, where a syllable has more than one note set to it. Think Mariah Carey!All good word setting should follow the natural spoken stresses of the words, so the strong syllables should be on strong beats (eg. beats 1 and 3 in 4/4 time).


What is the solfege syllable for D in the key of C?

The syllable is Re. D is the second tone up from the tonic note, which is C (and do), so it is Re.


What is a setting of plainchant with many notes per syllable?

Gregorian chant with mainly 2-4 notes per syllable is called "neumatic" ("Syllabic" if the chant is primarily one syllable per note and "melismatic" for chant primarily with more than 4 notes per syllable.) Jim Jordan, DMA Gregorian Chant Specialist Paraclete Press 1-800-451-5006, ext. 335 jimj@paracletepress.com Facebook: Gregorian chant is For everyone: Getting started/Learning more

Related questions

What does syllabic word setting mean?

When there is a syllable per note in a song rather than a syllable for a few notes.


A setting of Gregorian chant with one note per syllable is called?

syllabic


Type of chant in which there is one note sung to each syllable of text?

Syllabic


When words and music are linked in a relationship of one note for each syllable of text as in a chant what is it called?

If a piece is written one syllable per note, it is written SYLLABICLY. (a syllabic rhythm). If a piece is written with lots of notes per syllable, it is written melladically (a meladic rhythm).


What if you have a half note and a quarter note and it equals a dotted half note what is the point of the dotted note?

If you were singing these notes, the half note and quarter note would be a two syllable word, the dotted half note would be a one syllable word held for the same amount of time as the two syllable word.


How many syllables are in note?

One syllable.


What is the 5th syllable on a music scale?

The fifth syllable (or note) on a music scale is called the dominant. For example: for the scale of C major, the fifth note (or dominant) would be G.


What is word setting?

Word setting in music is where the music is written so that the words can be sung as smoothly as possible. Most simple songs are set syllabically, that is, one note per syllable. Think Mary had a Little Lamb, or pretty much any other nursery rhyme.Some songs have melismas in them, where a syllable has more than one note set to it. Think Mariah Carey!All good word setting should follow the natural spoken stresses of the words, so the strong syllables should be on strong beats (eg. beats 1 and 3 in 4/4 time).


What syllable is added in the beginning of a word?

The syllable added at the beginning of a word is typically called a prefix. Prefixes are added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning or create a new word.


Where is the stress syllable in the word participate?

The stress syllable in the word "participate" is on the second syllable, "ti".


What is the solfege syllable for D in the key of C?

The syllable is Re. D is the second tone up from the tonic note, which is C (and do), so it is Re.


What is a setting of plainchant with many notes per syllable?

Gregorian chant with mainly 2-4 notes per syllable is called "neumatic" ("Syllabic" if the chant is primarily one syllable per note and "melismatic" for chant primarily with more than 4 notes per syllable.) Jim Jordan, DMA Gregorian Chant Specialist Paraclete Press 1-800-451-5006, ext. 335 jimj@paracletepress.com Facebook: Gregorian chant is For everyone: Getting started/Learning more