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- A breviary contains most of the prayers that were recited
at each of the 2 canonical hours of the day, including
siants' days + other church festivals
- The breviary consists of a number of prayers + readings
in a short form that go to make up the Divine Office. The
1st breviaries appear to have been written for the capella
papalis, the papal household during the time of Popes Gregory
VI (1073-85) + Innocent in (1198-1216) A little later, in
1230, the Franciscans adopted the new Roman use, + under
their influence, through those of the laity who were
members of the 3rd order the use of breviaries began to
extend to the riding classes. Thus, the curiul breviary became
+ has remained the official breviary of the Roman Church
since the 14th C. The psalms of the Old Testament are
the earliest + most fundamental elements of the breviary.
A an off shoot from the Psalter, The Book of Hours,
1st took hold in the 14th C + finally prevailed.
While the Breviary used by the secular + regular clergy
was organized according to the cycle of the Church year,
the Book of Hours is freely arranged, independent of
this chronology. The golden age for Book of Hours
extended roughly from 1350 to 1480.

-Mensural notation - 13th C
B. M. -4 line staff became widespread 12 C -employed for
ecclesiantical chant as opposed to the 5 line staff customary for
other music.

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