Early Sacred Music

This history of early sacred music and the forces that shaped it takes you deep into Old Testament times, ancient Greece and Rome, Medieval kings and conquests, and the establishment of Christianity in the Western World.

Module 1Introduction to Gregorian Chant
Unit 1Before You Begin
Unit 2Credo
Unit 3Names, Places, Terms
Unit 4Assignments on the Credo
Unit 5Module 1 Quiz
Module 2Jerusalem
Unit 1Jerusalem
Unit 2Names, Places, Terms
Unit 3Assignment on Jerusalem
Unit 4Module 2 Gallery
Unit 5Module 2 Quiz
Unit 6Course Glossary
Module 3Into What World?
Unit 1Into What World?
Unit 2Names, Places, Terms
Unit 3Assignments on Ancient Greece
Unit 4Module 3 Gallery
Unit 5Module 3 Quiz
Module 4The Roman Empire
Unit 1The Roman Empire
Unit 2Names, Places, Terms
Unit 3Assignments on the Roman Empire
Unit 4Module 4 Gallery
Unit 5Module 4 Quiz
Module 5Pray Without Ceasing
Unit 1Pray Without Ceasing
Unit 2Names, Places, Terms
Unit 3Assignment on the Daily Offices
Unit 4Module 5 Quiz
Module 6The Mass
Unit 1Word and Sacrament
Unit 2Terms
Unit 3Assignment on the Mass and Codex
Unit 4Module 6 Quiz
Unit 5Midterm Exam
Module 7From Barbarians to Charlemagne
Unit 1From Barbarians to Charlemagne
Unit 2Names, Places, Terms
Unit 3Assignment on the Carolingian Era
Unit 4Module 7 Quiz
Module 8Elaboration
Unit 1Elaboration
Unit 2Names, Places, Terms
Unit 3Assignment on Manuscripts
Unit 4Assignment on Organum
Unit 5Module 8 Quiz
Module 9Eastern Orthodoxy
Unit 1Eastern Orthodoxy
Unit 2Names, Places, Terms
Unit 3Assignment on Orthodoxy
Unit 4Module 9 Quiz
Module 10Polyphony, Pilgrimage, and Crusade
Unit 1Polyphony, Pilgrimage, and Crusade
Unit 2Names, Places, Terms
Unit 3Assignment on Polyphony, Pilgrimage, and Crusade
Unit 4Module 10 Quiz
Module 11The Innovative 13th Century
Unit 1The Innovative 13th Century
Unit 2Names, Places, Terms
Unit 3Assignment on Innovation
Unit 4Module 11 Quiz
Module 12The Turbulent 14th Century
Unit 1The Turbulent 14th Century
Unit 2Names, Places, Terms
Unit 3Assignment on 14th Century
Unit 4Module 12 Quiz
Unit 5Course Completion Survey