HMU111H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Magnus Liber, Musica Enchiriadis, Discant
1 Apr 2016
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Lecture 3: early polyphony (through 13 th century) Historical context: norman invasion of england and the battle of hastings (french language born) First crusade: christian ruling families who took back jerusalem from the turks. 9th century: the translation of texts from greek and arabic into latin (revival of scholars into latin) The founding of the universities: bologna (1088), oxford (1167), paris (1150: writing of polyphonic music began. : the philosophical system of christian medieval thinkers. Strong emphasis on dialectical reasoning and the solving of contradictions, especially in religious texts. Troping: adding more music, text to existing body of music. Vertical: add music on top of melodic line. Many pilgrims came to santiago de compostela (church, city) Music that simultaneously combines several lines: counterpoint: combination of multiple independent lines, harmony: regulation of simultaneous sounds, centrality of notation (need for rhythmic structure, composition separate from performance. Initially improvised, one or more composed melodies set against original melody (cantus firmus)
