 Basic
Christian faiths that came out in the
former church
 Historical evolution with any of the three
prime traditions
(Orthodox/Catholicism/Protestantism) it
can be detected
 Comparison among the Christian traditions
 Pluralistic attributes of contemporary
Christianity
 Art
 Christians
belief
 Orthodox Tradition
 Music
 Expirations
 Relaxing
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Means “rebirth”
In music history it is
considered from c. 14501600
The age of Columbus,
Magellan, Leonardo da
Vinci, Copernicus, and
Shakespeare.
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Era of exploration and
discovery, innovation and
invention.
Period of humanism, a
high value of the
personal.
In the classicism of
ancient Greece and
Rome many others
(authors, artists) had a
great interest.
Overall, a excellent
sense of anticipation
prevailed.
 A musical
idea Polyphonic Imitation which is
instantly echoed by some other voice part or
instrument
 Musical symbolism is used by word-painting to
present the significance of the text; madrigal is the
most common one.
 By the Italian printer, Petrucci the design of
Music Printing in 1501
 The Rise of Secular Music
 Monasteries
 Solitary
nature
• Fortress-like
 Plain, yet
impressive
• Use of acoustics
• Very high walls
 Stemmed
from
monasteries
 Characterized by
high ceilings
• Grandeur of God
• Elevation of mankind
 Use
of wealth
• To show God’s wonder
 Characteristics
• Light: “God is the light
of the world”
 Stained Glass
 Enhancing natural light
 Use
of Christ’s
Crucifix
 French
• Traditional Gothic
 English
& Spanish
• Large interior space
 German
• Attention to towers &
spires
 Spanish
• Large interior space
(Eng.), use of parapets
(Ger.)
 Byzantine
Chant
• Scriptures were intonated with formulas that
presented the wording of the text
 Gregorian
Chant
• Earlier form of music in the Christian Church
• Rooted in Roman Catholicism
• Church Modes
 Liturgical
Dramas
• Plays linked to liturgy
• Quem queritis in sepulchro ("Whom do you seek
in the tomb")
• Quem queritis in presepe ("Whom do you seek
in the manger")
• Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179)
 Ars
Antiqua
• Period of polyphony
• Motet
• Trope
• Cantigas de Santa Maria
 Progression
of the
church building
 Factors influencing
the architecture of the
churches
 Transiting
worshipping in
church from
worshipping in house
 Architectural
style
 Romanesque
 Eastern
Orthodox
Christians
 Broke
free of the design and customs of
the former periods.
 More common use of polytonality; at
once playing together of two keys.
 Also, gave direction to atonal—or twelve
tone– music.
Use of scales of
dissimilar intervals
 After Protestant
Reformation Roman
Catholicism
illuminated earlier
signs of
experimentation
 Today experimentation
in both Catholic and
Protestant church
music
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While they may be
dissimilar, for religious
aims each branch of
Christianity employs
its own pattern of
music
 Molloy, M., &
Hilgers, T. L.
(2011). Experiencing the world's religions.
(5 ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill
Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages.
 Bower, M. (2008). Modern period.
Retrieved from
http://www.empire.k12.ca.us/capistrano/
Mike/capmusic/modern/modern.htm
 Coulton, G. G. (1958). Medieval
faith and
symbolism. (pp. xxiii-xxvi). New York, NY:
Harper Torchbooks.
 Duby, G. (1967). The making of the Christian
West. (pp. 110-155). Geneva, Switzerland:
Editions d'Art Albert Skira.
 Duby, G. (1981). The age of cathedrals. (pp.
97-136). Chicago, USA: University of
Chicago Press
 Gothic architecture. (2012). In Encyclopædia
Britannica. Retrieved from
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topi
c/239678/Gothic-architecture
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Ward-Perkins, J. B. (1994). Studies in Roman and Early
Christian Architecture. London: The Pindar Press. pp. 455456.
Molloy, M. (2010). Experiencing the world’s religions:
Tradition, challenge, and change (5th ed.). New York, NY:
McGraw-Hill.
http://www.sacred-destinations.com/categories/modernarchitecture
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Choral Music. Canadian Social Science, 4(2), 91-95.
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