Medieval \music

Gregorian chant

- It is a form of unaccompanied monophonic song by the western Catholic Church that took shape during the gth and 10th centuries in Western and Central Europe

- official music of the church

- used Latin text - sacred in text

- unmetered/ free meter

- modal

- a capella

- neume (note or group of notes)

Syllabic

- one syllable of the text is set to one note of the chant melody

Neumatic

- one syllable of the text is set to a few notes of the chant melody

Melimastic

- one syllable of the text is set to many melodic notes of the chant

Psalmodic

- numerous syllables of the text are set to only one repeated note of the chant

Gregorian chant Melodies are used to

to compose the different parts of the mass.

Proper

introit,

gradual,

alleluia,

tract,

offertory,

communion

Ordinary

Kyrie (Lord, have mercy on us),

Gloria (Glory),

Credo (Creed),

Sanctus (Holy),

Agnus (Lamb of God).

Requiem Mass

- Eucharist service for the dead or known as the "Mass of Christian Burial".

- Has sections from Ordinary such as Kyrie, Sanctus, and Agnus Dei and Proper like Introit, offertory, and communion.

Secular Music in Medieval

Monopohnic

Employ more topics or themes than plain song

Native

Syllabic

Triple meter

Trabadour Secular music

- writer of poetry or performer of songs and ballads

- performers of secular music

Trouveres

- poets in northern France in the 11th-14th centuries

Minstrels

-a medieval singer or musician, especially one who sang or recited lyric or heroic poetry to a musical accompaniment for the nobility

Chivarly

- Act of the knights/ warriors - devotion to church

Court love

• romantic relation of the knights for girls/ noble women

• sometimes addressed forbidden love

Troubadour music

• with musical accompaniment

• troubadours carries their musical instruments

Adam de la Halle

• destined to be in the church but he eventually married

• used chanson and poetic debate in his compositions

• used POLYPHONY

Literature of Medieval

• music and literature were closely linked

• many poems and stories were adapted into musical forms, such as the "chanson de geste," which were performed with instruments like the lute or harp by troubadours and trouvères.

Visual arts of Medieval

• Illuminated manuscripts, which were richly decorated handwritten books, often included musical notation alongside visual elements like intricate illustrations and calligraphy.

Theater Medieval

music was an integral part of theatrical performances, particularly in religious settings. Liturgical dramas were common, and music was used to enhance these performances.