The Medieval period of music ranged from 700-1400 AD and was dominated by monophonic or single line music. Gregorian chants, the approved sacred music of the Catholic Church, were monophonic, used Latin liturgy, and employed Neume notation. In contrast, secular Troubadour music originated in France, told stories of love and chivalry, and sometimes included improvised accompaniment. A famous Medieval composer was Adam de la Halle, also known as Adam the Hunchback, who wrote both sacred and secular works in the late 1200s.
2. OBJECTIVES:
Identify the characteristic
Medieval music.
Differentiate troubadour music
and gregorian chants.
Listen perceptively to medieval
music.
3. Music of the Medieval Period
(700 – 1400)
also known as the Middle Ages or
―Dark Ages
started with the fall of the Roman
Empire.
Monophonic plainchant
the approved music of the
Catholic Church
5. Plainsong- monophonic liturgical
chant of any various Christian rites.
Pope Gregory I
who made monophonic plainchant
the approved music of the Catholic
Church
6. Gregorian Chants
-(sacred music)
-music used inside the church.
Characteristics:
1. monophonic
2. Free meter
3. Modal
4. Usually based on Latin liturgy
5. Use of Neume notation
7. Troubadour Music
secular music which was not bound by
Catholic traditions.
performed across Europe by groups of
musicians called Troubadours.
Characteristics:
Usually monophonic
Sometimes with improvised
accompaniment
Tells of chivalry and courtly love
Originated in France
Written in the French language
8. Famous Composer of the Medieval Period
Adam de la Halle (France, 1237 – 1288)
was also known as Adam le Bossu
(Adam the Hunchback).
Adam was destined for the church but
he eventually married.
Adam was one of the oldest secular
composers.
His works include:
1. Le Jeu de Robin et de Marion
2. La Chanson du roi de Sicile
9. QUIZ # 1 Music
1._______________
is composed of
single melodic line or
having one sound.
