music unit 1 lesson 2 Flashcards
great names that associate with the renaissance period :
donatello, michelangelo, erasmus, luther, galileo, and shakespeare
it is the simultaneous combination of sounds in music
polyphony
when was the Renaissance period
16th century
employment in music:
singer, instrumentalist, composers, choir masters, copyists, teachers, instrument makers, music printers, and publishers
musical institutions:
church choirs and schools, wind bands, publishing houses
the word renaissance cam from the Italian term
rinascimento
means rebirth
rinascimento
came from the Italian word rinascimento which means rebirt
renaissance
the renaissance period started in Florence from the 14th century to the 16th century
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renaissance period was also known as
the golden age of polyphony
it was said that the music started to change fro monophony to a simple harmony called polyphony
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renaissance was also the period of exploration and adventure that saw the voyages of columbus and magellan and produced the likes of leonardo da vinci
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leonardo da vinci was:
painter, architect sculptor, engineer, scientist, and also a great musician
the catholic church was less influential during this period ( renaissance) than the medieval period
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education was no longer dominated by the church ( renaissance)
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aristocrats and the upper middle class now considered education as a status symbol (renaissance period)
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every educated person was ten expected to be educated in music (renaissance period)
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musicians worked in the churches, courts ans towns(renaissance
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church slowly to the court (renaissance)
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similar to the medieval music vocal music was more significant during the renaissance period than of instrumental music
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renaissance composers wrote music to enhance the meaning and emotion of the text
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musical representations of particular poetic images
word painting
the texture of renaissance music was mostly polyphonic
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a typical choral piece has 4,5, or 6 voice parts of almost equal melodic concentration (renaissance)
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imitation among the voices is common, as in the round: each presents the same melodic idea in turn (renaissance)
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homophoniv texture, with succession of chords, is also used in dance music (renaissance)
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Renaissance music was fuller than medieval music
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to give emphasis on texture, the bass register is used for the first time, increasing the pith range to more than four octaves (renaissance)
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instrumental accompaniment was not needed in renaissance music, even so instruments were combined with voices in the performance of choral music
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renaissance period is aslo called (2)
the golden age of a Capella or unaccompanied choral music
duplication of vocal lines to reinforce sound, or performance of the part of the missing singer is done by the instrumentalist
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written music for instruments is rarely found in the renaissance period
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two main forms of sacred music during the renaissance period
motets and mass
set to sacred latin text other than the ordinary of the mass
motet