The document summarizes the history of music during the Middle Ages, which spanned from around 450 to 1453 CE. It was divided into four periods: Early Christian, Romanesque, Gothic, and Ars Nova. Monasteries served as centers of scholarship and learning, and divine offices involving singing, prayer, and scripture reading took place eight times daily. The two most important periods were Ars Antiqua from 1250-1320 CE and Ars Nova from 1320-1400 CE, which saw a shift from religious to more secular compositions and the development of notation. Troubadours and other wandering performers helped spread secular music orally.

1. MUSIC IV
History of Music

2. MIDDLE
AGES

3. MEDIEVAL
 Period between ancient
civilization and
Renaissance

4. MEDIEVAL
 Extends from ca. 450 to
ca. 1453

5. 4 PERIODS OF THE
MIDDLE AGES

6. Early Christian

7. Romanesque

8. Gothic

9. Ars Nova

10. 2 important periods in music
Ars Antiqua (1250-1320)
Ars Nova (1320-1400)

11. M O NA S T E RY -
CENTER FOR
SCHOLARSHIP
AND
LEARNING

14. THE HOURS
OF DIVINE
OFFICE-
S I N G, P R AY
AND READ
THE
SCRIPTURE 8
T I M E S A DAY

17. COMMON THEMES OF
MUSIC IN THE MIDDLE
AGES
Religion
Love

18. GREGORY
THE GREAT

19. ARS ANTIQUA (OLD ART)
1160-1320
13th century sacred French
Polyphonic style of the 13th c

20. NOTRE DAME CATHEDRAL

21. ARS NOVA (NEW ART)
Refers of musical
changes of the 14 th c.

22. CHANGES IN THE ARS
NOVA
abandoned the slow moving
countertenor line
Notes have moved to faster values

24. Moved away from religious
to more secular

25. PHILIPPE DE VITRY
Created symbols for different
divisions which allowed for more
variety in music

26. DUPLE

27. TRIPLE

28. COMPOSITIONS
Mostly unknown writer./composers
In Latin
Many were written by wandering people
theme- eat, drink and be merry

29. (GOLIARD –
MEN WHO
WANDER
AND
PERFORM
FOR
PEOPLE)

30. PERFORMERS
Funny man, jest
Recite poetry, sing,
dance, played
instruments, and juggled

32. FRENCH
WANDERING
PERFORMERS -
KEPT SECULAR
MUSIC ALIVE BY
PASSING ON ORAL
TRADITIONS

33. TROUBADOR-
COMPOSED
THEIR OWN
MUSIC IN THE
VERNACULAR

34. SOME INSTRUMENTS

35. PSALTERY

36. GLITTERN

37. BAGPIPE