Events Tagged: "music"

St. Cecilia martyred - Roman noblewoman, patron of music, survived suffocation attempt, beheaded after three strikes

Cluny develops elaborate liturgical practices with nearly perpetual prayer - monks spend up to 8 hours daily in choir, influencing Western liturgy

Troubadour melodies preserved - about 250 melodies survive with notation, complex musical forms accompany poetry

Hildegard composes 'Ordo Virtutum' - first known morality play, cosmic battle for soul

Léonin at Notre Dame develops polyphony - multiple independent melodies, revolution in Western music

Christina spins like top in ecstasy, then angelic melody sounds between throat and chest - no breath from mouth or nose

Rousseau arrives in Paris with musical notation system, enters salons through Diderot and d'Alembert