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	ORB -- Introduction to Medieval Music
		Yet the music that does survive forms a sumptuous legacy, ranging from the sacred to the profane and from monophonic texture with a single melody sung alone to the richly polyphonic with several independent voices operating simultaneously.
		Hildegard's musical languages falls outside of the traditional modal practice of her day, which some have attributed to her lack of traditional musical training, but her literary efforts were sanctioned by the Pope, and the care with which her manuscripts were created reflects the respect she had within her community.
		From the point of view of notation, secular music of the Middle Ages existed on the fringes of churchly life, for most of the music scribes of the era were church musicians.
	people.vanderbilt.edu /~cynthia.cyrus/ORB/orbmusic.htm (4787 words)

	Secular Music at the American Antiquarian Society
		While instructional works of music were published in America as early as 1721, they continued to have a decidedly sacred flavor throughout the century.
		Secular collections were not abundant until the end of the eighteenth century.
		The growing importance of secular music in the nineteenth century is manifested in the collection.
	www.americanantiquarian.org /secmusic.htm (424 words)

	End of Europe's Middle Ages - Music
		The rise of secular music was aided by the development of a corpus of Latin lyrical literature during the reign of Charlemagne (742-814) that included a collection of secular and semi-secular songs.
		While secular music in Latin was probably doomed to decline, music in the vernacular continued to grow and kept pace with the rapid expansion in vernacular literature.
		Music was profoundly affected by the changes that led to the Renaissance but while writers and philosophers turned to the ancient past for inspiration, composers and musicians sought new and freer methods of rhythmic expression that would set the tone for the Renaissance.
	www.ucalgary.ca /applied_history/tutor/endmiddle/music.html (1744 words)

	DECAPOLIS : Secular Music Evil?
		Music by bands singing about evil things, does not make the musical notes evil, but this is where the example takes a turn.
		Although it might not be a sin to merely hear music not intended for the Christian market, listening to it can cause some to sin in other ways.
		Disobeying your parents by listening to certain music when you've been told not to is a common example of music causing sin.
	decapolis.com /faith_/pages/SecularMusicEvil.shtml (1637 words)

	CHRISTIANS AND SECULAR MUSIC
		Music has historically served as a vehicle for storytelling -- folk and rap being the two most prominent forms -- which gives its listeners lessons in history, commentaries on injustice, and snapshots of society.
		Their lives, music, philosophies, attitudes and attire are antichrist, and the music industry is very well suited to marketing all of that in the package of music that you buy in the store.
		Secular music is made by the world, for the world.
	www.wayoflife.org /fbns/christiansand-secularmusic.html (2037 words)

	ORB -- Introduction to Medieval Music
		Yet the music that does survive forms a sumptuous legacy, ranging from the sacred to the profane and from monophonic texture with a single melody sung alone to the richly polyphonic with several independent voices operating simultaneously.
		Hildegard's musical languages falls outside of the traditional modal practice of her day, which some have attributed to her lack of traditional musical training, but her literary efforts were sanctioned by the Pope, and the care with which her manuscripts were created reflects the respect she had within her community.
		From the point of view of notation, secular music of the Middle Ages existed on the fringes of churchly life, for most of the music scribes of the era were church musicians.
	www.vanderbilt.edu /~cyrus/ORB/orbmusic.htm (4787 words)

	Medieval Music: Birth of Polyphony
		Secular music, on the other hand, was composed solely for its entertainment value, whether for dance or to express love.
		As secular music's purpose was for entertainment, there was little drive to push its style to the edges during the early medieval times.
		With the primitive harmony of the late medieval ages, medieval secular music consisted of the three form fixees (ballade, virelai, and rondeau), caccia, ballata, and the medieval madrigal.
	www.stanford.edu /~jrdx/medieval.html (1220 words)

	Secular Music
		So, if music is your life (and Jesus is just part of it), then you can do whatever brings you the most musical satisfaction, reinforces your self-image as a musician, and furthers your musical career.
		If the listener likes the secular artists’ music, then you “ride on the coattails” of that artist and, because they think the secular artist is “cool”, they consider you “cool” for playing their music.
		The performance by a Christian band or artist of a popular secular song provides an excuse for listeners to listen to and go purchase the secular artists music and further expose themselves to their non-Christian philosophy as well as increasing their admiration and emulation of the secular artist.
	www.cyshift.com /jarc/secular.html (2341 words)

	Secular Music Edifies Me
		Music that ignores human woe, suffering, joys, concerns, and living is not "holy." Look at David's Psalms.
		The one possible exception to this trend is the incorporation of Gospel music stylings into pop and R&B. Christian musicians need to give up the idea that they are primarily (edifying?) lyricists who simply adopt pre-existing musical styles.
		Let's raise the bar for Christian music (varied subject matter, innovative music); then, the issue of whether or not to listen to secular music will be moot.
	www.psychocats.net /essays/secularmusic (974 words)

	Madison Middle School - Ms. Saunders TeacherWeb Sacred/Secular Music (Site not responding. Last check: )
		It is the position of MENC: The National Association for Music Education that the study and performance of religious music within an educational context is a vital and appropriate part of a comprehensive music education.
		Since music with a sacred text or of a religious origin (particularly choral music) constitutes such a substantial portion of music literature and has such an important place in the history of music, it should and does have an important place in music education.
		Since choral music, with a sacred text, comprises such a substantial portion of the artistic repertoire from the choral medium and the history of music, it should retain an important place in the music education of the Holmen student.
	www.teacherweb.com /CT/MadisonMiddleSchool,trumbull/DWSaunders/h5.stm (3073 words)

	Is listening to secular music a sin
		Secular music, therefore are such music that has not been inspired by the Holy Spirit.
		The term "secular" music is so vast and encompasses anything that does not praise and lift up Jesus Christ and the Gospel, that there is no simple pat answer for such a question.
		Listening to secular music is not a sin, in fact it is very uplifting to listen to other cultures playing their music.
	www.answers2prayer.org /bible_questions/Answers/music/secular_music.html (2410 words)

	MyJewishLearning.com - Culture: Characteristics of Secular Jewish Music
		The Sephardic repertoire of secular music is very well developed and has many characteristics that are different from those of other Jewish traditions.
		Outside of formal worship, Hasidic music [of Eastern European origin] was most commonly sung at the third meal of the Sabbath and at gatherings with the rebbe.
		Students of Sephardic music have shown the importance of Balkan influence and the relatively limited influence of Spanish melodies on much of the Ladino song tradition, but they do not seem to have analyzed how Sephardic musical traditions differ from those of the Balkans.
	www.myjewishlearning.com /culture/Music/Secular_Jewish_Music/SecularJMusic.htm (1329 words)

	DECAPOLIS : Secular Music Evil?
		Music by bands singing about evil things, does not make the musical notes evil, but this is where the example takes a turn.
		Although it might not be a sin to merely hear music not intended for the Christian market, listening to it can cause some to sin in other ways.
		Disobeying your parents by listening to certain music when you've been told not to is a common example of music causing sin.
	www.decapolis.com /faith_/pages/SecularMusicEvil.shtml (1637 words)

	Christian music vs. Secular music - Page 2 - RELEVANT Boards (Site not responding. Last check: )
		By listening to secular music, then a Christian is able to understand what is going on in the secular world thus opening a door for outreach.
		But it is definitely jsut as ok to listen to secular music as long as it stays pure, and has standards.
		A lot of Christians are probably listening to secular music when they Shouldn't be, but hiding under the banner of "in the world, not of it", and others have dumped secular music and didn't need to.
	www.relevantmagazine.com /boards/showthread.php?p=108442 (1244 words)

	MyJewishLearning.com - Culture: Overview: Secular Jewish Music
		By contrast, our knowledge of the secular musical traditions of the Ashkenazic community is sparse before the 19th century.
		After a time, though, the Jewish intelligentsia came to see Jewish musical culture as distinct from that of the non-Jews; intellectuals such as Mendele Mokher Seforim cultivated a Yiddish literature, and Abraham Goldfaden composed operettas using themes of Jewish history and Zionism to appeal to the political sensibilities of his co-religionists.
		While the Yiddish music tradition may still be heard in the recent klezmer revival and in occasional musical theater performances at the Folksbiene (a Yiddish theater in New York), the Jewish folk tradition veered in the direction of general American folk music, as in the works of Debbie Friedman and Safam.
	www.myjewishlearning.com /culture/Music/Secular_Jewish_Music.htm (709 words)

	Tabernacle Music (Site not responding. Last check: )
		I would like to present a case for: 1) judging music by it’s content and quality, and not by it’s label; 2) judging musicians by their integrity and motives; not by whether they are Christians or not, and 3) NOT judging our brothers and sisters who think differently to us.
		Their music is driven by artistic aspirations, and holds true to values which apply to us all; values like honesty, purity, and aesthetic beauty.
		Music can of course be purely creative and artistic, or just a thing to enjoy in many ways as part of God’s rich tapestry of life-experiences.
	www.tabernaclemusic.net /html/secular_music.shtml (1390 words)

	Secular music: Troubadours
		Secular song can be said to have begun in what is now southern France, with the vernacular compositions of the troubadours in the twelfth and thirteenth century.
		With the advent of the troubadours, vernacular music began to flourish alongside the music of the Latin tradition, and the two traditions influenced and informed each other until the vernacular lyric eventually eclipsed Latin.
		The troubadours may have performed their songs themselves, but it seems more likely that the songs were composed by them, and then circulated by joglars (minstrels) in the courts of their patrons.
	www.brown.edu /Departments/Italian_Studies/dweb/arts/music/mmtroubadours.shtml (198 words)

	Should a Christian listen to secular music?
		Answer: It is a fact of life that whatever a person allows to occupy his mind will sooner or later determine his speech and his action.
		Obviously, the best kind of music we can listen to is that which praises and glorifies God.
		But if secular music leads you to think about, or get involved in something that does not glorify God – then you should avoid it.
	www.gotquestions.org /secular-music.html (226 words)

	Catholic Music Network: The Premier Source for Catholic music, CDs & Tapes, distribution and promotion of catholic ...
		On the heels of the overwhelming success of their Catholic Music 2007 project, Spirit Wing Records proudly presents Catholic music 2008 features 34 Catholic recording artists, giving music fans a rich sampling of the diverse styles in Catholic music today, from Opera to Rock and Roll.
		Catholic music favorite Danielle Rose has released her final recording project before joining the religious life as an aspirant with a community of Franciscan Sisters.
		This is essentially a straightforward musical retelling of the Christmas story, with each piece of original music portraying one segment of the narrative.
	www.catholicmusicnetwork.com (948 words)

	Secular, Sacred, or Both? - Commentaries - Christian Music Today
		He dove headfirst into the gritty New York music scene, and emerged, to everyone's surprise, as the darling of the same indie rock critics who generally disdain such overtly religious lyricism.
		Although their music inhabits a variety of genres, from avant-garde to hip-hop to folk, these artists are interested in good craftsmanship, in producing original, creative bodies of work.
		For artists like Stevens, this conference is an opportunity to air their suspicions that this type of music cannot and should not be confined to a subculture.
	www.christianitytoday.com /music/commentaries/secularsacreddivide.html (1449 words)

	what are 3 characteristics of Medeval secular music that... - Q&A (Site not responding. Last check: )
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	secular - Definitions from Dictionary.com
		Secularism "doctrine that morality should be based on the well-being of man in the present life, without regard to religious belief or a hereafter" first recorded 1846.
		Note: Secularization refers to the declining influence of religion and religious values within a given culture.
		Secular humanism means, loosely, a belief in human self-sufficiency.
	dictionary.reference.com /browse/secular (578 words)

	Bible Studies: Secular Music
		Yet at the same time I can't pinpoint what is wrong with listening to this music if it does not contain sinful lyrics and does not stimulate sinful thinking.
		Instead, it indicates that music is an outward expression of what is in the heart.
		Like any type of art, music is a means by which one expresses his internal thoughts, emotions, feelings, attitudes, and state of being.
	en.allexperts.com /q/Bible-Studies-1654/Secular-Music.htm (810 words)

	RE: Secular Music Sucks...
		I'm not saying that all secular music is bad, but almost all genres of secular music have groups that give lip service to Almighty God, but their lyrics belie the fact that they couldn't care one iota about God.
		These secular record labels, of course, are very evil and know what their doing when it comes to advancing the occult through music.
		As for your musical knowledge, I'm by no means an expert on underground music (though I should try some more out), but there are most certainly rap bands which do not swear, and the claim that music nowadays is bad is one made by someone who only looks at the mainstream music.
	forums.christianity.com /fb.aspx?m=1773804 (4698 words)

	The Renaissance Market Place - Music
		To this can be added the development of printing which allowed music to become much more widespread, increasing the number of secular works created during the period.
		While Medieval music was often created in a style that had the separate voices moving against each other to create separate strands of music, Renaissance music focused more on blending the different voices together into one coherent textured melody.
		Composers also started to become aware of harmony in their music and how the vertical framework of music (notes played at the same time) could affect the horizontal movement (tune or melody) of the piece.
	library.thinkquest.org /C005356/e-music.htm (1286 words)

	RE: Secular Music Sucks...
		I'm not saying that all secular music is bad, but almost all genres of secular music have groups that give lip service to Almighty God, but their lyrics belie the fact that they couldn't care one iota about God.
		These secular record labels, of course, are very evil and know what their doing when it comes to advancing the occult through music.
		As for your musical knowledge, I'm by no means an expert on underground music (though I should try some more out), but there are most certainly rap bands which do not swear, and the claim that music nowadays is bad is one made by someone who only looks at the mainstream music.
	www.ibelieve.com /fb.aspx?m=1775222 (4776 words)

	Medieval Period
		Plainchant: The earliest music of the Middle Ages was sung slowly and without rhythm or harmony.
		Music notation appeared around the year 900, but it only showed the pitch.
		At first almost all the music that was written down was sacred music for the Catholic Church.
	www.empire.k12.ca.us /capistrano/Mike/capmusic/medieval/medieval.htm (663 words)

	Secular Vocal Music
		Opera – a large-scale secular vocal work that is acted out on the stage by soloists and chorus and accompanied by an orchestra.
		The song is strophic and uses the same music for both verses.
		The use of syncopation from Jazz music is shown in bar 15 on ‘Oh’ and in the accompaniment in bars 19 and 22.
	www.musicdepartment.org.uk /year12/secular_vocal_music.htm (1944 words)

	February 26, 2001 - Wrestling With Secular Music
		Though this is actually her third secular music review (she’s been alternating between Christian and secular), the first two generated but one positive letter (in essence, thanking her for the variety of music covered).
		Gradually, church music and the saints weren’t quite as "hip" for her, and our pastor wasn’t nearly as fun to listen to because he didn't have dread locks falling down his face, or pretty diamond earrings in his ears.
		But what their music does not do is usher in the spirit of the Lord or stir up a desire to worship.
	www.ninetyandnine.com /Archives/20010226/cover.htm (1499 words)

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