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The History of Classical Music Part 1 The Middle
Ages
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It was about 1000 A.D. before anyone had any
reason to write music down.
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Some of the first people to experiment with music
notation were monks in European Monasteries.
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Class Discussion Why would monks be more
interested in a music notation system than other
people?
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Class Discussion What uncommon skills would
monks have that would help them invent music
notation?
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The leader of the Catholic Church at the time,
who also helped in the development of music
notation, was Pope Gregory I.
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In honor of Pope Gregory I, the first written
music was named Gregorian Chant.
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Click the button below to hear an example of
Gregorian Chant.
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The idea for using symbols on parallel lines to
represent pitches was that of a monk named Guido
in about 1000 AD.
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Guido of Arezzo not only invented the idea of
staff notation, he also invented solfege.
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Solfege is the system of identifying notes with
the following pitch names do re mi fa so la ti do
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Vocabulary Words
Monophonic - music that contains a single melody
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Vocabulary Words
Unison - More than one person performing the same
melody simultaneously
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Vocabulary Words
Sacred - Any music written for use in a religious
ceremony
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Vocabulary Word A Capella Music that is sung
without instrumental accompaniment
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Although instruments existed during the Middle
Ages, they were very primitive and therefore most
music was sung.
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Classroom Activity Using the vocabulary words we
just learned, give a definition for Gregorian
Chant.
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Gregorian Chant Sacred, monophonic music of the
Middle Ages that was sung A Cappella in unison by
European Monks.