P R E S E N TAT I O N
Renaissanc
B Y : G R O U P 3 & 4
music of the
Renaissance period
The Renaissance was a fervent period of European cultural, artistic,
political and economic “rebirth” following the Middle Ages. Generally
described as taking place from the 14th century to the 17th century, the
Renaissance promoted the rediscovery of classical philosophy, literature
and art.
This is why this period is called the “Renaissance”, a word which
comes from the Italian Rinascita, which was first used in the 14th
century.
characteristics
of Renaissance
• Mostly polyphonic
music
• Imitation among voices is common
• Use of word painting texts and music
• Melodic lines move in a flowing manner
• Melodies are easier to perform because these move along a scale with a few
large leaps
Vocal music of the renaissance
• MA period
Mass is a form of sacred musical composition that
ss sets texts of the Eucharistic liturgy into music.
Characteristics of the Mass:
• Polyphonic
• May be sung a cappella or with orchestral accompaniment
• Text may be syllabic, neumatic, or melistamic
• MA
ssfive main sections of
• Kyrie "Lord Have Mercy"
•
mass:
Gloria "Glory to God in the Highest"
• Credo "Apostle's Creed"
• Sanctus and Benedictus "Holy, holy" and "Blessed Is He"
• Agnus Dei "Lamb of God"
• MA
ssfive main sections of
• Kyrie "Lord Have Mercy"
•
mass:
Gloria "Glory to God in the Highest"
• Credo "Apostle's Creed"
• Sanctus and Benedictus "Holy, holy" and "Blessed Is He"
• Agnus Dei "Lamb of God"
2. Madrigal
A madrigal is a type of secular, polyphonic song that became popular during Europe's
Renaissance and early Baroque periods. Traditional madrigals are performed a cappella,
with two to eight voice parts on a given madrigal.
Characteristics of the Madrigal:
• Polyphonic
• Sung a cappella
• Through-composed
• Frequently in 3 to 6 voices
2. Madrigal
A madrigal is a type of secular, polyphonic song that became popular during Europe's
Renaissance and early Baroque periods. Traditional madrigals are performed a cappella,
with two to eight voice parts on a given madrigal.
Characteristics of the Madrigal:
• Polyphonic
• Sung a cappella
• Through-composed
• Frequently in 3 to 6 voices
famous Composers of renaissance
period
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina was an Italian composer of late
Renaissance music. Pope Marcellus Mass, Latin Missa Papae
Marcelli, mass by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, the best known of
his more than 100 masses. Published in 1567, the work is renowned
for its intricate interplay of vocal lines and has been studied for
centuries as a prime example of Renaissance polyphonic choral
music.
famous Composers of renaissance
Thomas Morley period
Thomas Morley (1557 – early October 1602) was an English composer, theorist,
singer, and organist of the Renaissance. He was one of the foremost members of
the English Madrigal School. Referring to the strong Italian influence on the
English madrigal, The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians states that
Morley was "chiefly responsible for grafting the Italian shoot onto the native stock
and initiating the curiously brief but brilliant flowering of the madrigal that
constitutes one of the most colorful episodes in the history of English music.
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