MUS 1751 Chapter : 2nd Class
Document Summary
Monastery, cathedral, courts, and development of musical instruments. The monastery - life followed a very strict code of behavior and an order of worship that followed the hours of the day. Mass service at 9:00 the highlight of the day. The plainsong used to sing these psalms evolved into a written collection of music called gregorian chant. Often be doubled at the octave. two types of singing syllabic singing: one of two notes for each syllable of text: melismatic singing: many notes sung to just one syllable. A german nun, given to the church as a child as tithe the 10th girl in her family. They gave her to the church. at 52 founded a convent near bingen, germany. Listen to : hildegard : o rubor sanguinis. Notre dame of paris constructed during the age of cathedrals (1150-1350) These buildings took around a century to complete. Two great chruchmen/musicians in paris that take music to the next stage of development.
