[MUS111H1] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (28 pages long)
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Two distinct bodies of songs: sacred (liturgical, church music) and secular (global, does not relate to the church or anything holy or divine). Ages (1000-year period that began with the fall of the roman empire). Sacred repertory: plainchant (later known as gregorian chant) was used in the communal liturgy or worship service also in latin text. Non-sacred songs: intended for entertainment as a means of celebration of heroes or expression of protest. This are usually performances of medieval drama in a royal court or public events. It can either be in in an epic or lyric in style and there is an importance of trouveres and troubadours [12th/14th century poet-composers] (travelling musician who performs in royal courts for entertainments) [sacred and secular] both are primarily monophonic and originated in oral cultures (verbally) The roman empire collapsed by the 5th century, it creates a vacuum (political, economic) and replaced by a small religion called christianity and begins to grow.
