Quadrivium
arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, music
who used to run monasteries libraries
Benedict mons
Monte Cassino
founded in 529
St. Gallen
Montserrat
1025
Franciscans, Dominicans
and, later Jesuits
1500-1800 - many monasteries shut down…
by governments and social movements such as:
French revolution and by Henry VIII in England
Music context 500-1000
Gregorian chant = monophonic, sacred
music notation
Neumes
Boethus
Theorist