Guido of Arezzo was a monk who lived in the Middle Ages and is considered one of the most influential figures in the history of modern music.

During the Middle Ages, monasteries were the most important place in Europe One of the most important institutions.

In the life of medieval monks, the worship of God was of paramount importance, and one of the ways of this worship was through the singing of sacred music.

The Guido of Arezzo attempted to correct a problem that plagued these chants, and it was for this contribution that he had such an influence on later music. The Guido of Arezzo was originally called Guido Aretinus, was born in the last decade of the 10th century AD (his year of birth is usually presumed to be AD 991 or 992 or 995).

Guido was born in France, near Paris The Abbey of St. Morphos became a Benedictine monk.

Already during his monastic career, Guido was aware of the power that existed when sacred music was taught and performed Confusion.

Guido of Arezzo.

(Public Domain) It was impossible for composers to record their exact musical compositions in manuscript.

Therefore, the melodies of sacred music had to be memorized and passed on from one generation to the next.

However, over time, due to memory errors or differences in taste, the way these tunes were sung changed Changes occurred.

In the 9th century AD, a system of musical notation called pneumatic notation emerged.

These new words contained ideas about the contour/shape of the melody General information.

However, since the separation distance between notes (the difference between two pitches) is indistinguishable, this system cannot record the exact pitch of the melody.

Therefore, singers of sacred music still relied on oral tradition when learning the melodies of songs, and it was these inconsistencies in the singing of sacred music that Guido tried to correct.

Therefore, Guido began to study the prevailing teachings of the time. Methods for innovation.

It appears that Guido's career made him unpopular with the other monks of St. Mordephos and led to his removal to Pombossa, near Ferrara, Italy Monastery.

While in Pombosa, Guido taught music and developed his educational methods.

Guido himself claimed that students of this method could be trained in 5 months Learn something that once took 10 years to master.

At the Monastery of Pombossa in Ferrara, Italy (CC BY-SA 2.

0), Guido began to learn about his His success earned him a reputation throughout Italy.

It is said that this made his monks in Pomposa jealous, and it is likely that they also expelled Guido.

Guido subsequently Moved to Arezzo, a city in Tuscany, Italy.

While the exact date of Guido's arrival in the city is not known, we do know that it was in Udar to serve as Bishop of Arezzo Period.

Although Arezzo did not have a monastery, it did have a cathedral. Guido was responsible for training the cathedral singers. Guido also wrote "Microrecords of Discipline Art Music" in Arezzo. (a short treatise on the disciplines of the musical arts), dedicated to his patron Bishop Udall.

News of the treatise soon reached Pope John XIX, who was interested in the reports , and invited Guido to demonstrate his teachings to him in Rome.

The pope was so impressed by Guido's innovation that he asked the monks to stay in Rome to guide the Roman clergy in adopting this new system and converting it into Introduced into general practice.

However, the climate of Rome was not suitable for Guido of Arezzo and Tiddade (communal territory), and he fell ill soon after his arrival.

As a result, Guido left the Eternal City and returned to Pombossa and then to Arezzo.

After this, little is known about Guido.

Some people say Guido died

In Arezzo, it is also said that he became a priest in a Camaldo monastery near Avegliano and died there.

However, Guido's musical innovations continue to this day.

The most important of these is that the staff notation evolved from early pneumatic notation.

This system of music notation is still in use today, albeit with slight modifications.

Another famous innovation of Guido was the use of syllables to teach musical notes.

Thanks to Guido we have "do re mi" today.

Finally, it is believed that Guido Duo invented another mnemonic for music teaching, the "Hand of Guidonia", Hand of Guidonia (public domain), above: Guido of Arezzo.

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