History during the Medieval Period

what were the main classes of the middle ages

nobles - men fight and women look after the house/castle

clergy - the only people that can read

peasantry - most people are here, they live in small spaces and were controlled

what is the time period for the medieval period

what are some events that happened during this time?

450-1450

1337-1453 - hundred year’s war

1350 - the black plague

1387-1400- Boccaccio decameron

how did the architecture change throughout the medieval period and why were they changing or used?

11th century - Romanesque style (Roman Catholic), curved and intricate - focused on god

12th century - gothic style, moving away from roman catholic and exploring earthly rewards and realism

how was music played and viewed in the medieval period

music was from the church and fro the church, only boys could sing in the monasteries. girls only sang in monesteries and nun’s could sing

Hildegard of Bingen wrote songs for the monasteries. but only church was written

almost all music was vocal and pronounced. lyrics were focused on meaning not emotion

why were organs and bells not used

because they were used in pagen rites so clergies claimed that they distracted singers, but they were used on feast days

what did middle age music sound like

we don’t really know but

singers and instrumentalists were together in paintings and literature

we don’t know if polyphonic music was just vocal or it had instruments