Music closer to humanity
Secular music became increasingly important
They sang in the vernacular languages
Metrical feet
Consisted of adding a parallel voice of 4th or 5th below the Gregorian chant
Alfonso the X "The Wise"
Philippe de Vitry, Guillaume de Machaut , Francesco Landini
Perotin and Leonin
12th and 13th centuries
Cantigas
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Four-line staff
Vox principalis and vox organalis
Rhythm was more marked
Square notation
There isn´t a beat or regular metric accent.
Several voices that move in different rhythms singing different texts
Feudal lords
Divine origins
Freedom of religious worship for Christians
Religious text written in Latin
Great teaching value
Neumes
Emperor Constantine
Monophonic religious music
Pope Gregory The Great
Vocal music without instruments.
Stella splendens
Primitive polyphony
Secular vocal music
