Western classical music history is traditionally understood as beginning with Plain Chant or "Gregorian" chant or Monophonic Chant, the vocal religious practice of the Roman Catholic Church.It was passed on through memory until the early 9th century, when the Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne arranged for it to be notated.
Plain Chant or "Gregorian" chant was sung mainly by monks, nuns.The nature of it was monophonic -composed of a single melody with no accompaniment.
In the 10th and 11th centuries, composers began setting sacred texts polyphonically - with more than one melody at the same time.
Polyphonic (multi-voiced) music developed from monophonic chant throughout the late Middle Ages and into the Renaissance, including the more complex voicings of motets (motet is a word that is applied to a number of highly varied choral musical compositions). The Renaissance period was from 1400 to 1600. It was characterized by greater use of instrumentation, multiple interweaving melodic lines, and the use of the first bass instruments. Social dancing became more widespread, so musical forms appropriate to accompanying dance began to standardize.
Plain Chant or "Gregorian" chant was sung mainly by monks, nuns.The nature of it was monophonic -composed of a single melody with no accompaniment.
In the 10th and 11th centuries, composers began setting sacred texts polyphonically - with more than one melody at the same time.
Polyphonic (multi-voiced) music developed from monophonic chant throughout the late Middle Ages and into the Renaissance, including the more complex voicings of motets (motet is a word that is applied to a number of highly varied choral musical compositions). The Renaissance period was from 1400 to 1600. It was characterized by greater use of instrumentation, multiple interweaving melodic lines, and the use of the first bass instruments. Social dancing became more widespread, so musical forms appropriate to accompanying dance began to standardize.
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