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Music (Western/Classical): Medieval/Gothic Music

Gregorian Chant

A plainsong form of liturgical music, named for Pope Gergory I (c. 540-604). It is sung by a choir or comprised of a choir and soloists, completely in monophonic form and without consistent meter. The chants were written in what are now called Church modes, and approximately 3,000 are known to have been composed. None of the known chants are identified by composer, and were probably written by priests and monks. 

Gregorian Chant. (2012). In M. C. Thomsett, Musical terms, symbols, and theory: an illustrated dictionary. McFarland. Credo Reference: https://ezproxy.southern.edu/login?url=https://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/mcfmusic/gregorian_chant/0?institutionId=2258

Books

Angel Song: Medieval English Music in History

Although medieval English music has been relatively neglected in comparison with repertoire from France and Italy, there are few classical musicians today who have not listened to the thirteenth-century song 'Sumer is icumen in', or read of the achievements and fame of fifteenth-century composer John Dunstaple. Similarly, the identification of a distinctively English musical style (sometimes understood as the contenance angloise) has been made on numerous occasions by writers exploring the extent to which English ideas influenced polyphonic composition abroad. Angel song: Medieval English music in history examines the ways in which the standard narratives of English musical history have been crafted, from the Middle Ages to the present. Colton challenges the way in which the concept of a canon of English music has been built around a handful of pieces, composers and practices, each of which offers opportunities for a reappraisal of English musical and devotional cultures between 1250 and 1460.

Hildegard of Bingen, 1098-1179

Drawing on contemporary sources, the text unfolds Hildegard's life from the time of her entrance into an anchoress's cell--where a woman would remain in pious isolation--to her death as a famed visionary and writer, abbess and confidante of popes and kings, more than seventy years later. Against this background the author explores Hildegard's vast creative work, encompassing theology, medicine, natural history, poetry, and music.

Hucbald, Guido, and John on Music

Three medieval treatises 

Listen to Medieval Music from Catalunya

Videos-Medieval Sacred Music

Roman and French Chant Melodies