Music Before It Was Recorded
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In the early 800’s music was first recorded to paper. It was usually monophonic and was written in Latin. Monophonic is consistent of one continuous sound from a single performer or group of performers.
Sacred music was first recognized as Gregorian chant, wrote after the great Pope Gregory. I ....
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.... who dedicated his time to choral and mass music. A motet can be either sacred or secular depending on what is sung. It can be about a god or love depending on the fcomposer of the song. Secular music can never be sacred.
Gabrelli was a composer of the end of the Renaissance and the beginning of Baroque. He brought the definition of music into the new era without losing significance.
Music started long before we had recorded music. It all must follow the same basic rules consisting ....
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