Sound Effects
Music is an trade contour in which the Sound Effects medium is sound organized in time. Common syllabary of music are pitch (which governs melody and harmony), rhythm (and its associated concepts tempo, meter, and articulation), dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture. The comment derives from Greek üÿàÃÂùúî (mousike), "(art) of the Muses".
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While musical life in Europe was undoubtedly rich in the maiden Medieval era, as attested by artistic depictions of instruments, writings about music, and other records, the only European repertory which bum survived from before about 800 is the monophonic liturgical plainsong of the Roman Catholic Church, the central tradition of which was called Gregorian chant |
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| Diverse schools of liturgical polyphony flourished creation in the 12th century |
| Alongside these traditions of sacred music, a vibrant tradition of secular song developed, exemplified by the classical of the troubadours, trouvères and Minnesänger. |