BACKGROUND OF THE RENAISSANCE ERA 1 THE ‘REBIRTH’ OF RENAISSANCE MUSIC 3 THE FAMOUS COMPOSERS 4 SACRED AND SECULAR VOCAL GENRES IN THE RENAISSANCE 10 SACRED VOCAL GENRES: 10 SECULAR VOCAL GENRES: 10 INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC: 11 CHARACTERISTICS OF RENAISSANCE MUSIC 14 Words and Music 14 Texture 14 Rhythm and Melody 15 RENAISSANCE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS 16 Recorders and flutes 17 Shawm 17 Dulcian 17 References 18 BACKGROUND OF THE RENAISSANCE ERA
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The Renaissance spanned across over two centuries‚ beginning in the opening years of the 15th century and extending through to the 16th century‚ into the early years of the 17th century.[1] The duchy of Burgundy was a center of “French culture and civilisation”[2] and cultivated music with much vigour. The immense wealth enabled dukes to maintain at Dijon one of the most magnificent courts in Europe. The influence of the Dukes of Burgundy was great during the Renaissance‚ ruling much of northern
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a great variety of instrumental music from the Medieval to the late Baroque eras and was the most important instrument for secular music in the Renaissance. What is a harpsichord? Where were these instruments often found? A keyboard instrument with horizontal strings that run perpendicular to the keyboard in a long tapering case and are plucked by points of quill‚ leather‚ or plastic operated by depressing the keys. It is used chiefly in European classical music of the 16th to 18th centuries.
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Music History 1st year midterm notes Chapter V: The Middle Ages and the Evolution of Polyphony Early Middle Ages (5th-10th century) High Middle Ages (11th-13th century) Late Middle Ages (14th-15th century) Composers: Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) Songs composed Plainchant Sequence: Comlumba Aspexit About: -german writer‚ composer‚ philosopher‚ christian‚ and visionary -had visions and later recognized as a gift from god. -was sent to the church in god’s service‚ due to her
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Renaissance Polyphony: The Foundation of Modern Western Music Renaissance Polyphony: The Foundation of Modern Western Music The music of the Renaissance was essentially the beginning of all modern musical thought- the first to truly integrate various forms of harmony with definite structure. The music provided rapid and significant advancements in harmony within western music‚ evolving from the parallel lines of Ars Nova and culminating in the base ingredients for tonality and monodic chord
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The Renaissance Period (1400 - 1600 C.E.) The Renaissance era encompasses Western music history from 1400 to the begining of the 1600’s. This period in time marked the rebirth of humanism‚ and the revival of cultural achievements for their own sake in all forms of art‚ including music. The word "Renaissance" in itself is defined as a "rebirth"or a "reconstruction". During this time‚ artists and musicians produced works that displayed more artistic freedom and individualism. This creativity
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Chapter 15 notes music Which instrument heard in Susato’s Three Dances is a cross between a woodwind and a brass instrument? Cornetto Farmer’s Fair Phyllis is set for _______ voices. four The principal genres of Renaissance secular music were the chanson and the motet. false Tielman Susato was well known for his work as: a music printer. b) a composer. c) an. instrumentalist d) all of the above The madrigal flourished principally in France. b) False The Susato dances are
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English madrigals? Describe each type. - Madrigal Proper‚ in this form‚ the madrigal was through-composed. It used quite a bit of word-painting‚ which is the matching of music to the words in the text. There also is The Ballet‚ which is a piece in which dancers tell a story through their movements and the music. Lastly‚ there is The Ayre‚ with is a form of madrigal that is performed in a number of different ways‚ including with or without accompaniment. 2. What were chorales? Why were
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Renaissance ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form 1. The frottola and the lauda were both strophic songs set syllabically to music in four parts. The frottola was secular and the lauda was sacred. A True B False | 2. The most important secular form in France in the 16th century was the___________. Pierre Attaingnant published about 1500 of these pieces. A chanson B madrigal C lute song D frottola | 3. Secular songs in 16th c. France often used sounds that were descriptive
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were not used in the mass. Motets were often polyphonic‚ meaning that there were multiple vocal parts sung simultaneously. Motets started to be written during the medieval period and then developed throughout time and was most known throughout the Renaissance period. During this time‚ there were a list of schools and churches that had well known composers and pioneers of the motet. The Burgundian School was a group of composers in the 15th century in northern and eastern France‚ Belgium‚ and the Netherlands
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