THE
RENAISSANCE
PERIOD
1450-1600
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WHAT ARE WE LEARNING TODAY?
Learn about Composers in the
Renaissance Period
Develop our understanding of
different composers in the
Renaissance Period
Learn about the importance of Sacred
Music in the Renaissance Period
Look at different forms of
sacred music in the
Renaissance Period and their
characteristics
THE RENAISSANCE PERIOD
A period of rebirth in music
There were many progressions with technology
The church was at the heart of music in the Renaissance Period
SACRED CHORAL MUSIC
Gregorian Chant
• First type of music to be written
down
• Modal sound
• Sung in Latin
Listen to this
musical example.
What concepts can
you hear?
SACRED CHORAL MUSIC
Motet
The name, derived from the French
word ‘mot’, word, started to develop in
medieval times and originally
contained a mixture of religious
Latin and vernacular (everyday)
language. From the Renaissance
period onwards it is the name
associated with a short composition
with Latin text for performance in a
Roman Catholic church.
The Mass
• The service of the Roman Catholic
Church
There are five parts to the Mass:
1 Kyrie eleison – ‘God have mercy’
2 Gloria – ‘Glory to God in the highest’
3 Credo – ‘I believe in one God’
4 Sanctus and Benedictus – ‘Holy, holy’
and ‘Blessed is he’
5 Agnus Dei – ‘Lamb of God’.
All the movements of the Mass were
Fugues- what are the characteristics
of a Fugue?
Structure?
Texture?
FUGUE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3n8XdKkrqgo
ANTHEM
• Sung in the Protestant Church – religious work praising God
• Uses the English Language
What another concepts can you hear?
(Think about texture, word setting, tempo…)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xy3NCeoe3OA
Sacred Vocal Music
Sung in
English
ANTHEM
Sung in Latin
Uses
parts of
Mass
Uses
other
words
MASS
MOTET