D.: Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire. Lead by Constantine, with success, Christianity in the western world incited the expansion of European music.
500 - 1400 AD (CE) - Medieval Period
Guitars with 3, 4 and 5 strings were already in use i.e The Guitarra Latina, and The Guitarra Morisca was the first guitars.
Pope Gregory innovates a new and one of the original vocal styles; the chant, which is used in Roman Catholic’s named the “Gregorian chant” in his honor.
While being used officially in all church services. Through the influence of the Church, the new form of music spread quickly toward the West.
The vocal structure used in Roman Catholic Church services started to evolve from simple chants to similar
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Upper-class citizens hired personal musicians and composers as resident members of their courts.
Secular (non-religious) music thrived during this era and was often played by small groups of musicians known as consorts. Josquin Des Prez, Giovanni Pierluigi, Giovanni Gabreili.
Leading Composer of the Era
Worked for multiple courts in France, at the Sistine Chapel and for kings Louis XI and Louis XII.
The Italian humanist began to rediscover and reinterpret the aesthetics of ancient Greece and Rome, influenced the development of musical style during the period.
The First Guitars originate
Thought to have been originated during the 15th Century in Spain, the Lute was consistently favored by the public over the Guitar until the end of the 15th Century.
1562:
Pope Pius IV's Reformation, he begins to restore church music to its pure vocal for. After abolishing all instruments except the organ, secularism, harmony and original melody.
Giovanni Da Palestrina, creates a brand new style under dictatorship of the Pope's wishes, created the piece: "Pope Marcellus Mass", and may have saved