Write 9 pages thesis on the topic the structure of the liturgy and the chant traditions of the middle ages music. From the biblical literature on the early church, little information is presented on the nature of music that the apostles and early disciples took part in. Perhaps the most important literature containing a little more information on the kind of music and worship practices engaged by the early church is presented by church documents. Common literature in the church orders includes Didache, Apostolic Tradition, Didascalia of the Apostles, Apostolic Church Order, Apostolic Constitutions, Canons of Hippolytus, and the Testamentum Domini1. Such texts were distributed around the regions where first Christian communities thrived before spreading over to the other regions. Other major Christian centers and cities have histories closely related to Christian practices including religious music and liturgical practices. From the general worship activities such as the reading of the bible verses and prayers, the music slowly became part of the liturgical activities of the early church and still is today.

The emergence of the Catholic Church in Rome promoted the city of Rome. The city became one of the main centers of the early Christian church. The Apostles established the city as the stronghold of the church with Peter taking charge of the church as Christ had instructed him (Mathew 16:18). Despite many divergent thoughts about the primacy of the city as well as Peter’s position in the church, there is evidence dating back several years ago that illustrates the location of the church. From the practices of the Roman Catholic Church in terms of liturgical activities, it is possible to identify certain characteristics of the music adopted over its history. The origin if the Mass and its liturgical characteristics can be associated with Rome as an important center for the church. Sustaining of the practices of the apostles in the papal stages of the church.