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At the time, the sun, moon and planets were thought to revolve around the earth in their proper spheres - the most thorough and imaginative description of the concept can be found in DanteDante Alighieri (May/June 1265 September 13/14, 1321) was a Florentine poet. His greatest work, La divina commedia The Divine Comedy , is a culminating statement of the medieval world view and the basis of the modern Italian language. Life Early life and's Divine Comedy. The spheres were thought to have been created by GodThis article focuses on the concept of singular, monotheistic God . See deity, gods, or goddesses for details on divine entities in specific religions and mythologies. God is a term referring to the supreme being generally believed to be ruler or creator in proportional relations that were reflected in the whole-number relations of the pure musical intervals.
The medieval concept of music comprised three different forms of musica: musica universalis, musica mundana , and musica instrumentalis. Only musica instrumentalis actually referred to sounds made by musicians (both singers and instrumentalists).