Notre Dame school
South Bend university
A Notre Dame school refers to educational institutions affiliated with the Congregation of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur or similar Catholic religious orders, found worldwide from elementary through university level.
More specifically, the Notre Dame school denotes a group of composers active at the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris during the 12th and 13th centuries, credited with developing early polyphonic music and establishing foundational techniques of Western musical notation.
- Notre Dame CathedralMedieval Parisian Gothic church
- motetSacred polyphonic choral work
- ParisFrance's chief city
- cathedralBishop's principal church
- 13th centuryYears 1201-1300
harmony · medieval · polyphony · voice · music · sacred music · counterpoint · manuscript · sacred chant · note · choir · rhythm · melody · ecclesiastical · mass · composers · liturgy · tenor
- Early Musicmedieval music, Gregorian chant, Renaissance music, motet, baroque music
- French MusicEdith Piaf, chanson, French jazz, French pop, Debussy
- sacred choralmotets, chapel choir, masses, requiems, motet
Notre Dame schoolstate school
Government-run educational institution
public university · state university · secular school · public school · public institution