Concept of Music

This period is commonly known for complex pieces and intricate harmonies.

It comes from the Greek word “mousike” means the “the art of muse”.

Most notated manuscripts from this period came from the church or places connected to the church.

This period is most known for it’s compulsion for structural clarity in music.

Prolific composers in these periods include Igor Stravinsky, Béla Bartók, Dmitri Shostakovich, Claude Debussy, etc.

A single, unaccompanied melodic line.

The earliest predecessor to the modern day piano.

This period took Classical music and added overwhelming amounts of intensity and expression.

It was a golden age for choral composition.

It is the most known type of music to come out of the Medieval period.