Art and Music

Adam Owen

• Did you know that in medieval times music was played while eating because it was believed to help with digestion, and on the first day of spring dancers would dance to high pitched music believing it would awake the hibernating spirits?

Music

• Music was played for festivities like birthdays weddings and valentines day

• Music was always played for the occasion, for example during weddings people played love songs during birthdays and parties, the music was uplifting.

Instruments

Gusli Psaltery Lute

Hurdy-Gurdy

http://www.music.iastate.edu/antiqua/hurdy.htm

Art

• Early art in the middle ages was limited to religious paintings, manuscripts, mosaics and frescoes in churches.

• There were no portrait paintings and colors were fairly dull.

• The later middle ages advanced to gothic art.• Artists broke away from the traditional

religious art styles.

Artists and Mediums

• Donatello• Giotto• Leon Battista Alberti• Filippo Brunelleschi• Fra Angelico• Lorenzo Ghiberti

• Metal work• Embroidery and

tapestry• Mosaic• Frescoes• Heraldry

Conclusion

• The Middle ages were a time of art and music growth.

• Starting with strictly religious art then branching out.

• Music was used during eating, parties and festivals.

Questions?

Work Cited

• "The Hurdy-Gurdy." Iowa State University Department of Music & Theatre. Web. 24 Feb. 2011. <http://www.music.iastate.edu/antiqua/hurdy.htm>.

• "Medieval and Renaissance Instruments." Iowa State University Department of Music & Theatre. Web. 24 Feb. 2011. <http://www.music.iastate.edu/antiqua/instrumt.html>.

• "Medieval Art." Medieval Life and Times. Web. 24 Feb. 2011. <http://www.medieval-life-and-times.info/medieval-art/>.

• "Medieval Music." Medieval Life. Web. 24 Feb. 2011. <http://www.medieval-life.net/music.htm>.