Music Appreciation: The Middle Ages And The Renaissance
Music Appreciation
September / 21 / 2010
The Middle ages and the Renaissance
Paragraph 1: The views and values of the middle ages and the Renaissance are very different. The term Medieval comes the Latin derivation, medium aevum (middle ages). This term comes from the idea that the middle ages were an interruption in the advance of classical learning. On a political and social side of things, medieval man had to obey his superiors, who were prelates, the cleric, the king, the lord, the city fathers, or the community leaders if he was a layman. Christian values were held very high. One of the values for the Renaissance was the development of humanism which was the focus on human achievements and potential rather than on religious themes. …show more content…
This is because the value of the music was held to a higher standard than that of the Middle age songs.
Paragraph 6 Texture: At certain times in each song they are monophonic which means there is only one thing going on at a time as in one singer. But in the second song for the most part it is all Homophonic which means there are many different piece going on at one time. That creates a much better listening experience but it can also void away from the message of the song.
Paragraph 7 Tempo and Dynamics: The tempo and dynamics for the first song are all fairly similar. It is mostly all slow and a medium loudness, while in the second song the tempo and dynamics change all the time. It is quiet at one point and then gets louder and more people are singing together to give a much more powerful feel. The values of each are reflected on tempo and dynamics in both periods because it is slow and boring in the first song so that the message is clearly displayed while in the second song it is louder and somewhat faster while being a lot more
September / 21 / 2010
The Middle ages and the Renaissance
Paragraph 1: The views and values of the middle ages and the Renaissance are very different. The term Medieval comes the Latin derivation, medium aevum (middle ages). This term comes from the idea that the middle ages were an interruption in the advance of classical learning. On a political and social side of things, medieval man had to obey his superiors, who were prelates, the cleric, the king, the lord, the city fathers, or the community leaders if he was a layman. Christian values were held very high. One of the values for the Renaissance was the development of humanism which was the focus on human achievements and potential rather than on religious themes. …show more content…
This is because the value of the music was held to a higher standard than that of the Middle age songs.
Paragraph 6 Texture: At certain times in each song they are monophonic which means there is only one thing going on at a time as in one singer. But in the second song for the most part it is all Homophonic which means there are many different piece going on at one time. That creates a much better listening experience but it can also void away from the message of the song.
Paragraph 7 Tempo and Dynamics: The tempo and dynamics for the first song are all fairly similar. It is mostly all slow and a medium loudness, while in the second song the tempo and dynamics change all the time. It is quiet at one point and then gets louder and more people are singing together to give a much more powerful feel. The values of each are reflected on tempo and dynamics in both periods because it is slow and boring in the first song so that the message is clearly displayed while in the second song it is louder and somewhat faster while being a lot more