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
motet and mass similar in style but mass longer in composition
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was a franco flemish master of the renaissance period
josquin des prez
he spent much of his life in italy, serving the papal choir and in dukes private chapels
josquin des prez
josquin des prez also worked for
louis XII of France
martin luther loved his pieces because they were powerful (josquin des prez)
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a josquin des prez piece
ave maria
outstanding renaissance piece
ave maria
alto tenor bass
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ave maria uses soprano ans alto tenor bass : it also uses polyphonic imitation
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one of the most significant italian renaissance composers who devoted to writing church music
Giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina
Giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina wrote?
104 masses and 450 other sacred works
most famous work of Giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina
Pope Marcellus Mass
Pope Marcellus Mass was dedicated to
Pope Marcellus II
written for a Capella (Pope Marcellus Mass) choir of six vocal parts (SATTBB)
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was one of the earliest composers of the burgindian school
Guillaume Dufay (1397-1474)
he was active at court of Philip the good, duke of Burgundy which for several decades rivaled that of the kings in France in the brilliance of its art
Guillaume Dufay
he spent his last years in his native cambrai in northern France where he continued to compose up to his death
Guillaume Dufay
this renaissance period was solely focused on vocal works while instruments accompany them. but it was also in this period when solo instruments became a thing
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an aristocratic form of poetry and music
16th century madrigal
it flourished in italy and in england as well (madrigal)
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it is written in a vernacular language (madrigal)
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it is a polyphony (madrigal)
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the text was short poem of lyric or reflective characters, usually longer than 12 lines, marked by the elegance of diction and refinement of sentiment
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topics used in madrigal
love, political themes, as well as scenes and incident of city and country life
was organized in 1963 by the natioal artist andrea veneracion
philippine madrigal singers
directs the ensemble (pms)
choirmaster mark anthony carpio
pms perfrmed
renaissance music, classical music , filipino and international folk songs, contemporary and avant-garde music, opera and even popular music
the italian final phase extended beyond the late renaissance and into the era of the baroque
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it as during the time of claudio montevardi that late renaissance madrigal was fully developed
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was a theorist, editor, and organist at st, Paul’ s cathedral in london
thomas morley ( ca. 1557-1602)
he was a famous renaissance composer of the elizabethan england
thomas morley
he was the foremost member of the english madrigal school
thomas morley
a collection of italian madrigals with english text was published in 1588
musica transalpina
in 1588 thomas morley also received the bachelor of music degree in oxford university
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he (thomas morley) applied succesfully for the license to print music in 1598
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thomas morley in addition to his madrigals he also wrote instrumental music including keyboard
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father of the english madrigal
thomas morley
agitated style
Stile concitato
trembling effect
tremolo
plucking effect
pizzicato
spent 12 years in the court of Mandua
claudio monteverdi (1567-1643)
he was appointed choirmaster of st. mark’s in venice in 1613
claudio monteverdi
claudio monteverdihad operas, ballets, madrigals nd religious works where he injected an emotional intensity that was new to music
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he originated stile concitato tremolo pizzicato
monteverdi
monteverdi desired to create music that expressed the emotional content of poetry
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`the text should be the master of the music, not the servant
thomas morley said
is from teh 4th book of madrigals (1603) of monteverdi
Ohime! se tanto amate
Ohime! se tanto amate is a setting for 5 voices of a poem by
Giovanni Battista Guarini
madrigal usually in a corutly manner
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he was called the renaissance man
leonardo da vinci
mona lisa and the last supper
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viola organista was originated and first built by leonardo
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