Bel canto originated in Europe, and its appearance is not only closely related to the development of European music, but also the product of social and times development as a part of human cultural ideology. /kloc-European music before the 0/3rd century was monophonic music, among which the vocal music in ancient Greece was dominated by monophonic music with strict poetic rhythm, and solo, chorus, lead singer, rap and singing were the main singing forms. This period produced excellent works such as Homer's Epic, Iliad and Odyssey, which were created by Homer, a blind poet, and sung by rap. It can be said that this is a relatively early form of vocal music. With the continuous expansion of the Roman Empire, Europe entered a period of long-term church rule, which was called "the Middle Ages" in history. Church doctrine monopolizes almost all ideological fields, and singing has become an accessory of various religions. The expansion of the Roman Empire not only brought about the expansion of the territory, but also brought many outstanding artists from Asia, Africa and Europe and rich music culture to the music industry. They gathered in Rome, making it the largest music center in Europe at that time. At that time, the church sang hymns and recited the Bible, which became the earliest form of chorus. Singing religious content in Latin in church is a form of music called chanting. In 590 AD, Pope Gregory I edited and revised the Classic of Chanting, and the famous Gregorian chant was actually equivalent to setting the tune of singing doctrine in the church. Chant is the bud of European vocal music art, which requires solemn singing to match the atmosphere of the church. Although there are two kinds of chants: melody and recitation, they are boring because they are only single melody music. With the development, the singer has made some gorgeous and smooth "re-creation" on it, forming a new and better singing method.
During the popular period of hymn music, some music forms appeared from 1 1 century, which promoted the development of music art and enriched the content of vocal music art. Due to the development of handicraft industry and commerce at that time, secular music of religious music began to appear in cities, requiring people to reflect their lives and secular feelings with music. Since then, professional singers such as bards, poets and folk singers have appeared one after another. Although it can't completely get rid of the strong religious color, it can be called a bold breakthrough in religious music.