| Music in the Middle Ages played apart in almost every persons life. When they attended mass to the friendly mistrels that often past threw their towns. The music they heard at mass was majority Gregorian Chant. These songs spread messages to the people ,or so was their purpose. The songs were usually written in Latin and the majority of the people didn't understand Latin. The instrumental music of the time was just starting to blossom. The majority of it was also written by secular clergy. A very complicated piece at that time was called "Tears" and like most songs written in the times the author remains unknown. Most of the music at the time was not actually written down beacuse standard notation was still very far off. The music that played a much greater part of the peoples lifes was the minstrels and troubadours. These were the traveling musicians that wrote many songs that defined a culture. The minstrels tought songs to one another and passed them down the line of musicians. The most important instrument to them at the time was the lier. It was small and portable. Music always was invloved with celebration. A feast wasn't a feast without singing and dancing. This should just prove that music has been important culturley throughout history. |
