piece was showed traits typically found in the Middle Ages. More specifically‚ the piece seemed to be a mass. One of the obvious signs of the period and genre was found in the style the piece was based around. The piece utilized the conventions of plainchant. From the beginning of the piece to the very end‚ one vocal soloist performs the music in its entirety. Therefore‚ the piece was monophonic; as no accompaniment was utilized. Another aspect of Middle Age plainchant was the use of a nonrigid structure
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English Society in the Early Middle Ages‚ 1066-1307 Book by Doris Mary Stenton; Penguin Books‚ 1952. 304 pgs The Middle Ages - 1066 -1485 The Middle Ages encompass one of the most turbulent periods in English History. Starting with the Battle of Hastings and the Norman Conquest - when William the Conqueror effectively took all of the lands from the Saxon English and gave them to French nobles. The English Middle Ages then saw the building of the great English castles‚ including the Tower of London
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The Middle Ages was the era between 500 and 1400 in Europe. This period is best labeled by the Dark Ages‚ Age of Feudalism‚ and the Age of Faith. The beginning of the Middle Ages is called the "Dark Ages" because the great civilizations of Greece and Rome had fallen. Life in Western Europe during the Middle Ages was very hard. Very few people could read or write and nobody expected improvement. The only hope for most people during the Middle Ages was their belief in Christianity. Even though the
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The Northern and Southern Renaissance is often viewed as one of the most important eras in European history. Both have contributed to the influence the artwork had on the people both politically and socially and helped kick start many artists careers. The Renaissance helped increase the popularity of other fields of study including literature‚ science‚ architecture‚ politics‚ and religion. Although both Renaissances saw the establishment of humanism‚ the greatest patron of the arts was still the
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Manuel Castro English 212 Professor Phares 3-18-15 Compare and contrast the Age of Exploration and the Enlightenment The Age of Exploration and The Enlightenment were products of the Renaissance (1400-1648). Both The Age of Exploration (1400-1500) started by Prince Henry the Navigator (1394- 1460) to the beginning of The Enlightenment (1687-1789). It was symbolic that Prince Henry the Navigator erected the first navigational school in Sagres‚ Portugal where it was considered the rim of the
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Middle Ages Introduction 1. Political and Social Milestones 1066-1485 a. Norman Conquest‚ 1066 i. William the Conqueror beat English king Harold ii. Created feudal system b. The Age of Feudalism i. Everybody had a specific place in the hierarchical society ii. Kings owned land and serfs worked it c. The Decline of Feudalism i. People had opportunities to make money outside feudal obligations 1. Increased trade with East ii. Growing cities iii. Knights were replaced by yeomen (class
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The time from 500 to 1400‚ in Western Europe has historians debating a proper label. Appropriate labels would be; The Dark Ages‚ representing the lack of knowledge and chaos that occurred; The Age of Feudalism‚ for the social structure; and The Age of Faith‚ expressing the amount of power the Pope and the Church had. The Dark Ages included a lot of battles and chaos. Many people blame it on the lack of knowledge that led to the invasions and the chaos. The Dark Ages were caused by the fall of the
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Music played an essential role in Italy during the Renaissance period‚ just as it does in current times. Major changes were made in composing‚ disseminating music‚ new musical genres‚ and the development of instruments. Church music was the most important music for those in the Renaissance. Polyphony‚ the use of different vocal melodies‚ became popular and was used in church choirs. The notation of writing music‚ neumes‚ was constantly changed. Neumes originally only stated the direction of the melody
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The Middle Ages was the era between 500 and 1400 in Europe there was a lot going during this time. There are many ways to describe it. This era was best labeled by the Dark Ages‚ Age of Feudalism‚ the Age of Faith‚ or the Golden Age. Historian Frantz Funck- Brentano used previously publishes texts to describe Europe in the Dark Ages the excerpt says that the Hungarains swarm over the Western provinces‚ sucked town and village and laid the waste on the fields. The conditions on Europe were horrible
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People and of Kings.” (Bruni) The Renaissance opened possibilities for thinkers‚ like Niccoló Machiavelli‚ to view the political and moral problems in new ways than in the Middle Ages.The economy in the Renaissance was changed by the transition from feudalism to merchant capitalism. Civic humanists greatly influenced the Northern humanists‚ which caused Italian humanism to spread until the Reformation. Singularity and individualism was much more accepted in Renaissance Italy was unlike that of other
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