MedievalMusic
Music Mostly vocal music in sacred (religious/holy) music Instruments were not allowed in church Read pg. 261-262 Instruments used in Secular (of the world) music
Gregorian Chant Qualities: Also called: Plainchant, plainsong Folk music from Hebrew, Greek Came from Pope Gregory (Story) Qualities: Simple Monophonic: one sound Unmeasured rhythm Narrow pitch range
Gregorian Chant cont… Syllabic—each syllable given a note Melismatic—each syllable spread over several notes Sung in Latin
The Mass Ordinary Kyrie Gloria Credo Sanctus Agnus Dei
Hildegard von Bingen 1098-1179 Women Writer First composer with biography Produced Musical plays 10th Child of noble family (tithe) Became Nun Play Sample
Early Polyphony: Organum between 700 and 900 AD, a second melodic line— organum—was added to the Gregorian Chant Later, sometime before 1200, melodies developed into real polyphony, that is, multiple layers of sound
Chansons de toile “songs of work” or “spinning songs” Name came from the spinning of yarn for weaving Tell of tragedy, romance, love Sometimes set to tunes of well-known songs: Hildegard von Bingen Women Troubadours Songs in the vernacular
Secular Music Sumer is icumen in Earliest English Round Subject matter: mostly love Strophic—several stanzas sung to the same melody Musical instruments— Lyre, harp, and a type of violin/fiddle, various types of woodwind instruments, and bagpipes Organ also became more popular
Sound Harmony Melody Rhythm Growth