The Complete History of Music, Part 1 Antiquity & Medieval Music

The origins of Western music taught through examples, conversation, and context.

If you’ve ever looked at a medieval instrument, and wondered how it was played, this course is for you. If you’ve ever watched an episode of Game of Thrones and wondered about the music, this class is for you. If you’ve ever wanted to learn how they come up with music for video games like Skyrim, Zelda (any of them), or anything else set in a medieval-esque world, this class is for you.

Here is a list of some of the topics we will cover:

  • Music of Antiquity
  • “Early” Music
  • Music of Mesopotamia
  • Early music instruments: Harps and Lyres
  • The origins of music notation
  • Music in Ancient Greek culture
  • Music in Greek philosophy
  • Music in the early Christian church
  • Gregorian Chant
  • Sacred and Secular music
  • Boethius
  • Pathagoras
  • Hexachords
  • The Guidoian Hand
  • Poetry in Music of the Midevail perioud
  • Hildegard Von Bingen
  • Versus
  • Goliard Songs
  • Minstrels
  • Bards
  • Troubadours
  • Motets
  • And much, much more!

01

Introduction & Welcome

Welcome to the Complete History of Music!
Introduction
04:54
Copyright Information
01:13
List of Musical Examples Used in this Course
00:26
What is “Western” music history?
00:57

02

The Beginnings

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Let’s start at the very beginning: The earliest things we know about how music was being made.
What is Antiquity?
05:17
“Early” Music
01:40
Mesopotamia
03:30
Early Instruments: Harps and Lyres
02:30
The Beginnings of Notation
02:53

03

Ancient Greece

Next, let’s look at ancient greek culture and how music was making waves in the philosophy, art, and architecture.
Music in Ancient Greek Culture
05:30
Greek Philosophy
04:39
Ethos
05:59
What did it sound like?
04:00
Meanwhile, in the rest of the world…
01:30

04

The Early Christian Church

Much of what we know about early music comes from the christian church.
Music in the Early Christian Church
03:23
The History of Notation
06:40
Gregorian Chant
10:58
Sacred and Secular music
01:49

05

Music Theory in the Middle Ages

At this point in history we start to see systems coming forward to organize notes. Let’s look at these early forms of music theory.
Boethius & Pathagoras
06:37
The Earliest Church Modes
05:10
Hexachords
05:31
Guido’s Hand
02:58

06

Chant

Next, let’s dive a little deeper into Gregorian Chant, and other chat types, that were developing at the time.
Types of Chant
03:44
Treatment of Text
03:56
Examples of Chant
04:59
More To Chant
01:59
Hildegard Von Bingen
11:00

07

Secular Music of The Medieval Period

While we don’t know a lot about it, there was music happening outside of the church. In this section we will look at some of the things we know about secular music of the era.
A very, very, very, brief history of Europe
05:57
Versus
03:05
Goliard Songs
05:14
Minstrel
04:14
Minstrel Song
04:06
Troubadours
03:07
Guilliume IX, Song About Nothing
02:43

08

Developments in Music

From here, we start to inch our way towards the renaissance. In this section we will look at a few last things that help to push us forward into that era.
Advancements in the Church
03:33
Polyphony
02:26
The 4 Inventions
05:21
Organum
04:54
Motet
02:44

09

Wrap Up

Thats it for now – I have a few extra goodies for you in this section, though. Be sure to check it out!
What comes next? The Renaissance!
01:12
Thanks for watching!
00:37
But Wait! There’s More!
02:11
Certificate of Completion

Dr. J. Anthony Allen

Music PhD, Producer, Composer, Instructor, Professor, Author, & Ableton Certified Trainer.
    
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Dr. Allen is a professional musician, top-rated online instructor, and university professor. In 2017 the Star Tribune featured him as a “Mover and a Shaker,” and he is recognized by the Grammy Foundation for his music education classes. He currently teaches at Augsburg University in Minneapolis, MN, Slam Academy, and Punkademic Courses.
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