Was Sacred Music in the Middle Ages mostly vocal or mostly instrumental?

Was Sacred Music in the Middle Ages mostly vocal or mostly instrumental?

Medieval music created for sacred (church use) and secular (non-religious use) was typically written by composers, except for some sacred vocal and secular instrumental music which was improvised (made up on-the-spot).

How was secular instrumental music of the Middle Ages different from sacred music?

Sacred music was overcome by secular music by the 14th-century. This type of music differed from sacred music because it dealt with themes that were not spiritual, meaning non-religious. Secular music flourished until the 15th-century, afterward, choral music emerged.

How is sacred vocal music different from secular vocal music in terms of content?

Sacred music is music associated with religious or spiritual worship. Secular music is music that does not primarily have a religious subject, though it can mention the divine or holy. Its emphasis is on ordinary, everyday content: love, work, nature, grief, and folk stories.

Is emotion also expressed in modern music?

Few scholars would dispute that music is often heard as expressive of emotions by listeners. Indeed, emotional expression has been regarded as one of the most important criteria for the aesthetic value of music (Juslin, 2013). Music has even been described as a “language of the emotions” by some authors (Cooke, 1959).

How can you communicate through music?

Loudness or volume can convey intensity and power of an emotion, as well as anger. A musical piece’s melody can also communicate emotions. Complimenting harmonies show happiness, relaxation and serenity, and clashing harmonies communicate excitement, anger, or unpleasantness.

How do the elements affect expression in music?

Different types of melodies also help to convey different emotions, for example chromatic melodies or melodies belonging to a minor scale are often seen as darker than melodies from a major scale (see the section on harmony below). Research has also shown that the emotions of melodies mirror the emotions of speech.

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