![]() ![]() ![]() In the Baroque period, multiple independent strands became interwoven in a style called polyphony, which reached its zenith in the fugues, canons, and contrapuntal compositions of Johann Sebastian Bach. Madrigals of the Middle Ages were composed of single solo lines with simple instrumental accompaniment. Later styles involved two to eight monks chanting multiple melodic lines, traditionally with no instrumental accompaniment and in different musical modes. The early chants, called plainchant, were essentially syllabically-accented speech. The chanting of medieval monks evolved in a variety of styles and modalities. However, harmony was not the most important element of music composition as it developed through the Middle Ages. In the 6 th century BC, the Greek philosopher Pythagoras recognized the mathematical basis of harmony, noting how the sound of a plucked string changes in proportion to the length of the string. An important thread woven through this evolution is the mathematical basis of music and its relationship with beauty. The history of music and musical styles is a fascinating evolution of classical forms, prescriptive styles, breaks from tradition, and individual creativity. We know this from ancient drawings of lutes and harps, Biblical references to David playing the lyre for King Saul, and the Greek philosopher Pythagoras’s calculation of harmonic intervals. ![]() For as far back in history as we can see, we find evidence that human beings have made music. ![]()
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