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Topic/Question #1

Discuss religious life in the Middle Ages. What role, if any, did monasteries and convents have in the preservation of knowledge? Why are we studying religious life in a music class? What role, if any, did women have in the Christian church of the Middle Ages?

Topic/Question #2

What was so important to music about the Council of Trent? Did the Council of Trent have anything to do with the Counter-Reformation? How did both these events have an impact on music making in the Christian Church? Please use specific examples of composers and compositions in your discussion.