Middle Ages- Music 450 A.D A.D.
Music of the Church Liturgy- Church Music used in worship The Church was an important patron to the arts, especially music Majority of Musicians & Composers were supported by the church Musical sample: Gregorian Chant- The Monks of St. Benedict – p3 p3
Musical Notation Not created until 800 A.D. Time-consuming task, so done ONLY for church music, transcribed by monks. Every Copy was hand written Most music preserved is from church music Notation is a main feature of Western Music
Monophony vs. Polyphony Monophonic- Single line or unison line of music Polyphonic- Multiple lines of music performed at the same time Precursor to modern instrumental arrangements and SATB choral works
Nobility Culture- Secular Music Began in Southern France & grew all over Europe Aristocrats performed and composed music Troubadour- composer of secular music with instruments and lyrics
Composers Anonymous – Composer to which oral songs were attributed to when recorded in musical notation because the original recorder was unknown – Representative of all different types of people and people from various classes Hildegard Van Bingen ( ) – Female composer – “insprired by divine visions” – Wrote many monophonic church pieces for female voices – Did not have formal music training