medieval era
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Medieval Era. 300 – 1300 . Medieval or Middle Ages: 300 – 1300 Most music was vocal : Sacred – religious Secular – non-religious (worldly). Secular Music. Popular or Folk Performed by traveling musicians who sang and played string or percussion instruments. . - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
300 – 1300
Medieval Era
Medieval or Middle Ages: 300 – 1300
Most music was vocal:Sacred – religious Secular – non-
religious (worldly)
Popular or FolkPerformed by traveling musicians who sang and played string or percussion instruments.
Secular Music
Small Harps
Lutes
Viols
Common Instruments: STRINGS
(Ancestor to modern guitar)
Flutes/Recorder
Bagpipes
Common Instruments: WINDS
Sacred Music Influence of the Roman Catholic Church
Through 1150, mostly monophonic, single melody by one person or group
Sacred MusicSingers were almost always men. Music of Hildegard was first to be
sung by women. • Priests would sing prayers on various notes, this was called chant.
First organized musical notation. Mostly square, white notes Allowed singers to learn many more chants.
NEUMES
Eventually, horizontal lines were added to clearly show how far apart the neumes were.
Neumes = Notes Lines = Staff
NEUMES
900 – 1200 Added a second melody to chant Usually apart by a 4th or 5th
SIMPLE POLYPHONY
Hildegard von Bingen
FAMOUS COMPOSERSGuillaume de Machaut
Charlemagne: 742 to 814
Pope crowned Charlemagne the Holy Roman Emperor: Dec. 25,
800
Carcassonne: A Medieval Castle
Medieval Universities
Oxford University – 12th century
Late Medieval Town Dwelling