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- Lute: a chordophone, which was invented in this period but it became more popular in the future.
- Rebec: an arab intrument, was play by rubbing a bow on the strings.
- Cornamuse: similar to the actual bangpipes, shepherds used to play it.
- Harp: a string instrument very used by minstrels in their performances.
- Guido d'Arezzo (992-1050): he was a teacher in a cathedral of Arezzo,Italy. He created the four-line stave, and gave the notes the names we used today.
Composers
- Has a monophonic texture
- Uses modal scales
- Texts are in latin
- Performed by male voices
- Neumes were created
- They strarted to use a neumatic notational system, on a four-line stave
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In the 13th century goliards were also demanding
Conductus
- New composition for 2 or 4 voices
- The same text was sung by all the voices
- It had a strong and solemn rhythm
- Drone
- Polyphony
- It´s the earliest form
- The main voice was Gregorian melody
- A second parallel voice was added
- Parallel motion
Dicantus
- Appeared later
- A new voice was added to the Gregiorian melody
- It moved in the opposite direction to the voice
- Contrary motion
Secular monophony appeared in 9th century and was passed orally
Characteristics:
- It had monophonic textures with musical accompaniment
- It's designed for entertainment
- The text are about love or history
- It's performed by male and female voices
- It was written in the local language
- The musicians who played secular music were minstrels
Secular vocal Music
Liturgical Polyphoy
Religious Music
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Instruments
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Gregorian Chant
476-1492
MIDDLE AGES
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- Lute: a chordophone, which was invented in this period but it became more popular in the future.
- Rebec: an arab intrument, was play by rubbing a bow on the strings.
- Cornamuse: similar to the actual bangpipes, shepherds used to play it.
- Harp: a string instrument very used by minstrels in their performances.
- Guido d'Arezzo (992-1050): he was a teacher in a cathedral of Arezzo,Italy. He created the four-line stave, and gave the notes the names we used today.
Composers
- Has a monophonic texture
- Uses modal scales
- Texts are in latin
- Performed by male voices
- Neumes were created
- They strarted to use a neumatic notational system, on a four-line stave
In the 13th century goliards were also demanding
+ info
Conductus
- New composition for 2 or 4 voices
- The same text was sung by all the voices
- It had a strong and solemn rhythm
- Drone
- Polyphony
- It´s the earliest form
- The main voice was Gregorian melody
- A second parallel voice was added
- Parallel motion
Dicantus
- Appeared later
- A new voice was added to the Gregiorian melody
- It moved in the opposite direction to the voice
- Contrary motion
Secular monophony appeared in 9th century and was passed orally Characteristics:
- It had monophonic textures with musical accompaniment
- It's designed for entertainment
- The text are about love or history
- It's performed by male and female voices
- It was written in the local language
- The musicians who played secular music were minstrels
Secular vocal Music
Liturgical Polyphoy
Religious Music
+ info
Instruments
+ info
+ info
Gregorian Chant
476-1492
MIDDLE AGES