Medieval Music Mateo
Itroduction
Society
feudalism
Religion
church/ cristianism/ islam
Chronology
From V century to the XV century
religious music
Gregorian chant
Two principal composers
Perotin
Leonin
Only men could sing
Texture
monophony
before 11th century
polyphony
after 11th century
organum
religious
paralel / florid
Instruments
religious music
In religious music instruments were prohibited
secular music
wind
the flute
the pipe
the shawn
string
the Hurdy-gurdy
the harp
the rebec
percussion
the drum
the triangle
the tambourine
Secular music
Troubadour
Adam de la Halle
inventor of the Motet
to 1237-1286
The most famous ever
Notation
square notation
an old tipe of staff (tetragram)
The chant
Syllabic chant: One note for each syllable
neumatic chant: One syllable is sung with several notes (usually 3 or 4 per syllable).
Melismatic chant: When there are passages with many notes for a single syllable.