1. Middle Ages- Music 450 A.D.- 1450 A.D.

2. 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 – http://www.themiddleages.net/alleluia_psallite.m p3 http://www.themiddleages.net/alleluia_psallite.m p3

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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 (1098-1179) – Female composer – “insprired by divine visions” – Wrote many monophonic church pieces for female voices – Did not have formal music training