Renaissance Era Music Appreciation

Renaissance Era Date

1450 - 1600

Homophony

texture of the music, meaning one voice (one part) is heard as more important than the other part(s). Example: most pop songs

homophonic music is an important development of the Mass

a capella singing, referred to Greeks appreciation for the power of music

Mass Parts (The portions of mass)

Kyrie - lord have mercy, christ have mercy

Gloria - glory to god in highest

Credo - I believe in…

Sanctus - holy, holy, holy, lord of god of hosts

Angus Dei - Lamb of god, have mercy on us

Printing Press

c. 1440, huge impact on society, allowed music to be shared and enjoyed more

Music Features: Paraphrase

take chant and use as basis for song

Music Features: Sonority

focus on the notes of the chant and colors —> melody

Music Features Overall

Early homophony

imitation (imitative counterpoint)

counterpoint - driving force, polyphony, become a compositional idea for the next 100s of years

mass was important!

Madrigal - Italian Unit 1530

4 - 6, love poem

secular —→ English madrigal (Fr Chason (Ger Lied (songs))

Instrumental Music

organology

around 1500 hardly only music was written specifically for music

dance —> impact on structure/form

Renaissance Dance Forms

Pavan, Galliard, Saltarello

a capella - voices alone