MEDIEVAL
PERIOD:PEASANT
S PRINCESS AND
PALADINS
Medieval music includes liturgical music used
for the church, and secular music, non-
religious music; solely vocal music, such as
Gregorian chant and choral music (music for
a group of singers), solely instrumental music,
and music that uses both voices and
instruments (typically with the instruments
accompanying the voices).
A peasant is a pre-industrial agricultural
laborer or a farmer with limited land- ownership,
especially one living in the Middle Ages under
feudalism and paying rent, tax, fees, or services to
a landlord. In Europe, three classes of peasants
existed: non-free slaves, semi-free serfs, and free
tenants. Peasants might hold title to land outright
(fee simple), or by any of several forms of land
tenure, among them socage quit-rent, leasehold,
and copyhold.
Princess is a title used by a female member of a
monarch's family or by a female ruler. The male
equivalent is a prince (from Latin princeps,
meaning principal citizen). Most often, the term
has been used for the consort of a prince, or for
the daughter of a monarch. A crown princess can
be the heir apparent to the throne or the heir
apparent's spouse.
Paladins, also called the Twelve Peers, are
twelve legendary knights, the foremost
members of Charlemagne's court in the 8th
century. They first appear in the medieval
(12th century) chanson de geste cycle of the
Matter of France, where they play a similar
role to the Knights of the Round Table in
Arthurian romance.
The Medieval Period of music is the period
from the years c.500 to 1400.
It is the longest “period” of music (it
covers 900 years) and runs right through
from around the time of the fall of the
Western Roman Empire to the beginning
of the Renaissance.
PEASANT,. PRINCESS AND
PALADIN'S:MEDIEVAL MUSIC
The Middle Ages sometimes called "Dark Ages" or
"medieval period," is a period in European history
which encompasses nearly a thousand years. There
are no definite dates as to when it stared and when it
ended, but the approximated dates are from 500A.D.
to 1500A.D. It was an age of anxiety, corruption, and
uncertainty. The Roman Empire has just collapsed,
and invasions from Germanic tribes, Magyars,
Vikings and Saracens were a regular occurrence.
The Bubonic Plague (also known as the Black Death), cause
a decline in the population and de-urbanization of cities. In
spite of these, there were still technology and cultural
development throughout the European continent. People
turn unto god and to the church for guidance and
enlightenment. The intertwining of both faith and reason
gave rise to scholasticism, and also the establishment of the
first universities. Feudalism was Institutionalized in society.
It was a time of the nobility, of knights, chivalry, crusades,
and exploration.
PEASANTS, PRINCES, AND PALADINS:
MEDIEVAL MUSIC
Medieval Music
Medieval music encompasses the sacred and
secular music of Western
Europe during the Middle Ages, from
approximately the 6th to 15th centuries.
Plainchant
Gregorian chant or plainsong is the vast collection of
melodies designed for religious texts used by the church
for its service. It is called "Gregorian" after Pope
Gregory I (circa 504-604 A.D.). This label is quite
misleading, for he did not compose a majority of these
chants; he just organized and standardize these. These
chants were used extensively for service, masses, and
other ceremonies which happened almost on a day basis.
Musical Instrument
some of our modern-day musical instruments
may be traced from the Middle Ages, and they
share a lot in common in terms of form and
function. However, technological changes have
shaped these greatly over the centuries.
Lute
Psaltery
Vielle
Harp
Lyre
Zither
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YOU
PRESENTED BY: PARTNER:
JOHN THEO M. RODOLFO D.
NEO MENDEZ
