Read this book called A History of Western Music, by Burkholder, Grout, & Palisca and answer these questions below:

Western Music is basically an outgrowth of the development of music in the Christian Churches from its basis in Hebrew chant and its theoretical structure based on the Greek musical theory of Aristoxenus as interpreted by 5th-century theorist, Boethius from variations of simple chant through organum, motet, polyphonic Mass and motet, and finally the polychoral music of St. Mark’s in Venice. Describe the high points of this development, including composers, styles, national influences. Also describe how notation developed from neumatic to the printed music of Petrucci and others.

Secular music did have a place in song and dance from the Middle Ages on. Mention some of the types of monophonic songs of France during that time and how they were transformed into polyphonic chansons by Machaut and later by 15th-century Flemish composers. Also describe how the madrigal developed in Trecento Italy and reappeared in the 16th century both in Italy and England. How did the gradual introduction of instruments as replacement for voice parts in these songs culminate in the grand choral music of Venice to lead music into the Baroque Period?
 

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