Medieval music is a genre that emerged during the Middle Ages, spanning from the 5th to the 15th century. It is characterized by its use of plainchant, polyphony, and monophony. The music was primarily religious in nature and was performed in churches and monasteries. The genre features a variety of instruments, including the lute, harp, and organetto. The music was often composed anonymously and was passed down through oral tradition. Notable examples of medieval music include works by Hildegard von Bingen, Sequentia, and Pérotin.
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# | name | Popularity | instrumentalness | danceability | energy | acousticness | Happiness | tempo | followers |
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1 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71073 | |
2 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9939 | |
3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11555 | |
4 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11832 | |
5 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14291 | |
6 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3248 | |
7 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5595 | |
8 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5141 | |
9 | 28 | 32 | 39 | 28 | 73 | 45 | 102 | 4693 | |
10 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5647 | |
11 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2160 | |
12 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 646 | |
13 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2258 | |
14 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1737 | |
15 | 23 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 94 | 41 | 170 | 7016 | |
16 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 310 | |
17 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 272 | |
18 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1523 | |
19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 248 | |
20 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2452 | |
21 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159 | |
22 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3546 | |
23 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2286 | |
24 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1298 | |
25 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 984 | |
26 | 14 | 87 | 44 | 4 | 99 | 57 | 119 | 2752 | |
27 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125 | |
28 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1159 | |
29 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 243 | |
30 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 744 | |
31 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1179 | |
32 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1349 | |
33 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 322 | |
34 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 634 | |
35 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 235 | |
36 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | |
37 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200 | |
38 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 579 | |
39 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | |
40 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 796 | |
41 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 326 | |
42 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 307 | |
43 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 542 | |
44 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 226 | |
45 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | |
46 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | |
47 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1547 | |
48 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 187 | |
49 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2349 | |
50 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 370 | |
51 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 334 | |
52 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 222 | |
53 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 241 | |
54 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | |
55 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 257 | |
56 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 348 | |
57 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 | |
58 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 178 | |
59 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | |
60 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171 | |
61 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173 | |
62 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 269 | |
63 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 184 | |
64 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | |
65 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 283 | |
66 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 201 | |
67 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 278 | |
68 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | |
69 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | |
70 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | |
71 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | |
72 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | |
73 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | |
74 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 | |
75 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1144 | |
76 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 194 | |
77 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | |
78 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | |
79 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | |
80 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 277 | |
81 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 | |
82 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
83 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | |
84 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | |
85 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | |
86 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
87 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 | |
88 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | |
89 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | |
90 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | |
91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | |
92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |
93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | |
95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | |
96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | |
99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |