How were songs sung in medieval times?

Answer 1

In terms of how they were written (musically, not the lyrics), they were quite "free". They didn't have much of a regular rhythmn, I don't think.They sung carols at Christmas ("Carols became popular at this time. At first a carol was a dancing song, but often these popular songs became used for songs for particular seasonsor festivals. In later periods these developed into Christmas carols as we know them." -- Wikipedia, no copright infringement intended).

There were hymns etc. sung at church, which were very serious ballads. They were slow and most songs written throughout the Medieval Period were Christian and slow and serious. There may have been Folk Music, of course they wouldn't have any electric instruments, pianos, etc. They wouldhave mainly played the fiddle or perhaps a kind of Flute and along the likes of those. I would imagine the songs were high, definately keeping in the pitch range of the violins.

I hope this helps!!

Answer 2

they didn't really listen to music back then only the rulers and the court (the kings assistants) and that was just poetry put into song look up the Song of Solomon in The Bible very good example of this or Beowulf (not the movie the actual epic from way back when)

Answer 3

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