Analyzing the Middle Ages
The ranging time period of Europe’s history is both diverse and extensive. In order to understand a certain time period within Europe’s history, a common knowledge of it’s surrounding era’s must be gained. This concept pertains to the history of the Middle Ages as a whole. This general period occurred over a 1000-year span from the fifth to the fifteenth century. Many people refer to the middle ages as a transition between two critical time periods: the fall of the Roman Empire and the Renaissance. Music can entail a variety of notes, melodies, rhythms, and instruments to produce a specific sound; it can also contain a diverse portrayal of emotions. The scales that are commonly seen used during this time period seem …show more content…
Although no single power rose directly after the fall of the Roman Empire, the Catholic Church became one of the powered establishments of this time period. Furthermore, the church had a large influence on the political decisions within societies in Western Europe. Plainchant was a fairly ‘plain’ style of music, containing a single melody generally correlated with monophonic textures of music, which were not supported by instruments for long periods of time. Plainchant’s introduction to society is often related to the Catholic Church. This style of music was used for times of worship. The spatial gaps in this music along with its simple, soothing melody was indented to provide the people with songs that encouraged self-evaluation. Polyphony was a style of music later developed in European culture, which supported a diverse combination of melodies within a song. This type of music accurately displays the key component that encourages growth in any situation, which is the balanced contribution of diverse characteristics. Society seems to have developed more of an open-mind through the middle …show more content…
This concept can pertain to individuals, or whole societies. I think that this message often portrayed by plainchant or Gregorian chant styles of writing. The composition ‘The Play of Virtues’ was an allegory written by Hildegard von Bingen, which was based on general theological concept of the war between good and evil. She was a Benedict nun, born in Germany, who is often acknowledged for her musical works and compositions of monophonic texture. She effectively combines syllabic and melismatic approaches in her composition, which helped me to clearly identify several climaxes throughout the composition. This was amazing to me, because although I could not understand the words in the song, I was still able to grasp so much through the projection of words strategically combined with rhythm. These compositions were used in religious ceremonies throughout the middle ages. Specifically, her composition aides in my personal understanding of the middle ages. This simple, yet poetic music emphasizes the acceptance of the human minds creativity. It gives the listener room to reflect, and critically think throughout the song. In present day society, many things such as music and technology are becoming more intricate, and complex in nature. Which often results in the masking of creative thinking while listening to the music. This can be a benefit to many things in our society;
The ranging time period of Europe’s history is both diverse and extensive. In order to understand a certain time period within Europe’s history, a common knowledge of it’s surrounding era’s must be gained. This concept pertains to the history of the Middle Ages as a whole. This general period occurred over a 1000-year span from the fifth to the fifteenth century. Many people refer to the middle ages as a transition between two critical time periods: the fall of the Roman Empire and the Renaissance. Music can entail a variety of notes, melodies, rhythms, and instruments to produce a specific sound; it can also contain a diverse portrayal of emotions. The scales that are commonly seen used during this time period seem …show more content…
Although no single power rose directly after the fall of the Roman Empire, the Catholic Church became one of the powered establishments of this time period. Furthermore, the church had a large influence on the political decisions within societies in Western Europe. Plainchant was a fairly ‘plain’ style of music, containing a single melody generally correlated with monophonic textures of music, which were not supported by instruments for long periods of time. Plainchant’s introduction to society is often related to the Catholic Church. This style of music was used for times of worship. The spatial gaps in this music along with its simple, soothing melody was indented to provide the people with songs that encouraged self-evaluation. Polyphony was a style of music later developed in European culture, which supported a diverse combination of melodies within a song. This type of music accurately displays the key component that encourages growth in any situation, which is the balanced contribution of diverse characteristics. Society seems to have developed more of an open-mind through the middle …show more content…
This concept can pertain to individuals, or whole societies. I think that this message often portrayed by plainchant or Gregorian chant styles of writing. The composition ‘The Play of Virtues’ was an allegory written by Hildegard von Bingen, which was based on general theological concept of the war between good and evil. She was a Benedict nun, born in Germany, who is often acknowledged for her musical works and compositions of monophonic texture. She effectively combines syllabic and melismatic approaches in her composition, which helped me to clearly identify several climaxes throughout the composition. This was amazing to me, because although I could not understand the words in the song, I was still able to grasp so much through the projection of words strategically combined with rhythm. These compositions were used in religious ceremonies throughout the middle ages. Specifically, her composition aides in my personal understanding of the middle ages. This simple, yet poetic music emphasizes the acceptance of the human minds creativity. It gives the listener room to reflect, and critically think throughout the song. In present day society, many things such as music and technology are becoming more intricate, and complex in nature. Which often results in the masking of creative thinking while listening to the music. This can be a benefit to many things in our society;