The Development of Western Church Ceremonial Music in the Middle Ages

Abstract

The Middle Ages was an important period in European history, and the church played a core role in the society. Among them, the church etiquette music is an indispensable part of the church ceremony, which is of great signifi cance to the expression of the church faith and spiritual culture. This paper mainly explores the development of western church etiquette music in the Middle Ages. The results show that the western church etiquette music in the Middle Ages experienced a long historical evolution. From the initial simple single-melodic aria to the complex multi-voice chorus, it was also infl uenced by many factors such as social and artistic style changes at that time. In addition, the study also found that there are some regional diff erences in the church etiquette music in diff erent regions, refl ecting the local culture and characteristics. This research helps people to better understand the cultural background and artistic characteristics of medieval church music, and is of great signifi cance for the study of music, history and other disciplines.