Tuotilo
monk of Saint Gall
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Tuotilo was a monk at the monastery of Sankt Gallen in what is now Switzerland, who lived until 915 CE. He is credited with inventing tropes, which are additions of text or music to existing liturgical chants. This practice likely helped musicians express themselves and remember longer musical passages. The monastery of Sankt Gallen itself was founded around 720 CE on the site of a hermitage established by Saint Gall, an Irish monk who helped spread Christianity in western Europe.12
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