MEDIEVAL MUSIC Very few examples of music remain from the ancient civilizations that pre-date the fall of the Roman Empire in 476. However, much is preserved from the Middle Ages, a time period that ran from 476 to the beginning of the Renaissance in the fifthteenth century. Two types of music developed during the Middle Ages; sacred and secular. Sacred music was filled with religious context while secular music pertained to everyday life in the Middle Ages. …showed first 75 words of 629 total…

…showed last 75 words of 629 total…the Ars nova. This music still used the same concepts as earlier period but was written a bit more refinement. One of the most famous figures from this period is French composer Guillaume de Machaut. He wrote both secular and sacred music. His music introduced a new freedom of music. The Middle Ages saw a dramatic evolution of music and the development of the notation system that has continued to evolve through our present day.