The Ordinary of the Mass describes:
a. chants with unvarying texts that are sung virtually everyday
b. those parts of the Mass not sung in polyphony
c. chants that were particularly associated with Pope Gregory the Great
d. chants sung during the Mass based on direct quotations from the Bible
e. all of the above
ANSWER: a
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