Albums in The Middle Ages
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From 400 to 1400 A.D., the Roman Catholic Church controlled the progress of most of the music that was played and composed throughout Europe. Choirs performed monophonic religious chants, which became known as Gregorian chants after Pope Gregory I allegedly established the usage of chants in the church around 600 A.D. Later, composers like Leonin and Pérotin deviated from the Gregorian chant by writing polyphonic organum where two to four voices sang in intervals, harmonies or counterpoint. Secular musicians, such as the French troubadours and trouvères who roamed Europe during the 12th and 13th centuries, defied the church and performed songs about love. Machaut's Ars Nova polyphonic motets are considered the most important musical works of the Middle Ages, which led to the development of choral music during the Renaissance.
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