As a form of entertainment- much as it is still used today. Music was also used as a method of transmitting and retaining tales, such as Breton Lais. These could either be recited by writ, or to music.
To play music or sing.
People learnt music in medieval times by memory. Monks would learn chants and minstrels made up songs. A monk chant that I can play from memory is Salva Nos.
Yes there was music. The church had music and plays and corals. Instruments were flutes, drums, a type of guitar, bagpipes, lutes, and string instruments.
I believe we find the most medieval music from Italy.
There was no specific number of lines for a medieval musical staff. Some of the music was written with no lines at all. Some had one line, and others four. A lot of music was written in tablature notation, with a line for each string on the instrument that was used to play the music.
Most of medieval music was composed for the church and sung in Latin
Did the people from medieval times play checkers?
In the middle ages (also know as the medieval period).....
No
Medieval music does not include the major or minor key, instead it uses Modes. Medieval music was written in unison, with no harmony. In the Middle Ages instrumental music wasn't very popular, so most Medieval Music wasn't written for the voice. Personal comment: I am an 11 year old child who has just written this, because I was looking for the same answer and just remembered some facts from school! My question is What did the people in the Medieval times use medieval music for? people in the past mostly played the music for celebrations and/or ceremonies like weddings.
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