Micrologus

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Micrologus is an influential 11th-century music theory treatise by Guido of Arezzo that systematized staff notation and medieval chant pedagogy.

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instanceOf medieval music treatise
music theory treatise
approximateDate c. 1025
author Guido of Arezzo NERFINISHED
bibliographicCategory medieval Latin literature
circulation widely copied in the Middle Ages
countryOfOrigin Italy
dateOfComposition 11th century
describes chant performance
consonance and dissonance
hexachord system
intervals
modes
organum practice
rhythmic aspects of chant
use of clefs
use of four-line staff
era 11th century
field medieval studies
musicology
focusesOn practical instruction for singers
genre theoretical treatise
hasPart chapters on chant singing
chapters on notation
chapters on polyphony
historicalPeriod Middle Ages NERFINISHED
influenced chant teaching methods
development of staff notation
medieval music theory
solmization practice
language Latin NERFINISHED
notationType staff notation
originalMedium manuscript
regionOfInfluence Western Europe NERFINISHED
relatedPerson Pope John XIX NERFINISHED
relatedWork Guidonian hand NERFINISHED
significance major source for early 11th-century music practice
standardized medieval chant pedagogy
systematized staff notation
subject Gregorian chant NERFINISHED
chant pedagogy
music theory
solmization
staff notation
title Micrologus de disciplina artis musicae NERFINISHED
usedIn cathedral schools
monastic schools

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Guido of Arezzo notableWork Micrologus