From reading the text, the information I obtained was that the Middle Ages was the most unpleasant and dirtiest time in Europe between 450 and 1450 it was after the time the Roman empire was demolished. The catholic church ruled over most of Europe, and because the Middle or Dark ages were such a miserable time in European history the music was a reflection of the people. Going back to the catholic church most if not all the song were written for the church but mostly for God, because the music was written for God that is why it is rare to find the composer's name on composition for it was seen as blasphemous. Most of the songs were sung and written in Latin with monophonic singing known as the Gregorian chant, this was one of the popular