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Medieval Music: Polyphony and the Motet

Explore the development of medieval music, from the emergence of polyphonic compositions to the creation of the motet. Learn about important composers and the influence of different European regions. Discover the rare preservation of secular music and the role of troubadours and dance music.

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Medieval Music: Polyphony and the Motet

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  1. Chapter 8 Medieval Music Begins on page 65

  2. Medieval Times • Lasted from about 1100 to 1450 • Scholasticism • Chivalry • Founding of universities • Building of cathedrals

  3. Polyphony • Began as a parallel line to a line of Gregorian chant • Music notation began to be developed • Notre Dame school of composers

  4. Léonin and Pérotin • Important composers at the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris. • Léonin composed for two voices • Pérotin composed for three or four voices, something that had almost never been done before.

  5. The Medieval Motet • Polyphonic vocal composition with several different melodic lines • One line (cantus firmus) used phrase from Gregorian chant • Lines above cantus firmus were different and sometimes in a secular language • Music often contained complex musical techniques

  6. Music in Europe • Medieval motet largely French • Guillaume de Machaut • Italy – Francesco Landini • England – John Dunstable

  7. Secular Music • Seldom preserved • In vernacular languages • Troubadours • Dance music

  8. Summary • Medieval Times • Polyphony • Léonin and Pérotin • The Medieval Motet • Music in Europe • Secular Music

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