Music Time Periods: Medieval Era

Medieval Era: Significant Pieces of Music

Since the church was so influential in the music of the era, it makes sense that even since then some of the greatest musical works ever written have been masses. It was during the Medieval era that the mass form began.

Salve Regina

Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179) does have manuscripts that have survived. Some of them include:

  • "Canticles of Ecstasy"
  • "Voices of Blood"
  • "A Feather on the Breath of God"

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Guillaume de Machaut’s (1300-1377) works include:

  • "Le Remède de Fortune"
  • "Le Voir Dit"
  • "Messe de Notre Dame"

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