Watch this video, starting at 8:15:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H
iTyTx13Clo
What does the word “renaissance”
mean?
Rebirth
In what country did the Renaissance
begin?
Italy
Compare the Medieval Ages to the
Renaissance
Theology: The study of God
Humanism: The study of Man
Compare the Medieval Ages to the
Renaissance
2-dimensional
3-dimensional
Compare the Medieval Ages to the
Renaissance
Roman Catholic Church
Protestant Reformation 1510
Compare the Medieval Ages to the
Renaissance
Roman Catholic Church
AND the English Reformation
1534
Do you remember what type of music
Martin Luther is known for?
Choral Music
• How many voices?
Usually 4
• What language?
German
• Homophonic or polyphonic
texture?
Homophonic
What type of music was usually used for
religious services in the Anglican Church?
Anthem
• How many voices?
Four
• What language?
English
The Catholic Church kept the
Gregorian Chant as the official singing
of the church.
However, they also developed
polyphony at that time.
What was the form of religious
polyphony used in the Catholic
Counter-Reformation?
Motet
What language was a motet written
in?
Latin
Do you remember the vocal categories
for men and women?
Women (from highest to
lowest):
Men (from highest to lowest):
• Soprano
• Mezzo-soprano
• Contralto
• Tenor
• Baritone
• Bass
Secular Music
Madrigal
• vocal form
• 4 – 5 voices
• compound polyphonic
texture
Secular Music
Chanson
• vocal form with
instrumental
accompaniment
• polyphonic texture
• often used onomatopoeias
Secular Music
Romance
• a narrative song about
historic or legendary
matters or about social
events
• has a melody made up of 4
different musical phrases
Secular Music
Villancico
• made up of 4 voices
• homophonic texture
• follows a text structured in
choruses and coplas*
*a copla consists of 4 verses
(of no more than 8 syllables),
of 4 lines each
Secular Music
Ensalada
• composed of 4-5 voices
• mixes different genres,
forms and text
What changed for instrumental music
during the Renaissance Period?
• instruments were improved
• for the first time, music
composed only for
instruments appeared
• music was written down
What changed for instrumental music
during the Renaissance Period?
New notation symbols
were created, called a
tablature.
Three basic types of composition
developed during the Renaissance:
1. Adapted pieces from vocal works.
2. Pieces based on improvisation.
3. Pieces based on variation.
The concept of the orchestra still
didn’t exist at this time.
They used whatever instruments were
available.
They were divided into two groups.
Haut (loud/outdoors)
Bas (quiet/indoors)
Dance in the Renaissance
Pavane:
• slow
• binary rhythm
• usually had three parts, all
of them repeated twice
Galliard:
• lively and fast
• ternary rhythm
• more difficult choreography
than the pavane
Who made ballet popular?
Watch video beginning at 3:45:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_
xGQTDwHv8o
She also made these things popular: