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The renaissance

The renaissance. Gene Potter Karen Li Zach Lin. The Ren aissance!. Most musicologists are in a general consensus that the Ren aissance period occurred between the early 14 th century to the late 15 th / early 16 th centuries! It is more so distinguished by the style of the music!

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The renaissance

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  1. The renaissance Gene Potter Karen Li Zach Lin

  2. The Renaissance! • Most musicologists are in a general consensus that the Renaissance period occurred between the early 14th century to the late 15th/ early 16th centuries! • It is more so distinguished by the style of the music! • The Renaissance!

  3. The renaissance:Words and Music? • Does Renaissance music gives a greater importance to vocal rather than instrumental? • Yes! • Was imagery was of great importance, which resulted into the musical incorporation of poetic works? • Of Course! • Is Mr. Lockart the best teacher ever? • This should just be a statement! • The Renaissance? • Yes!

  4. Renaissance! The REnaissancE:Texture • Imitation among voices is common in the Renaissance Music. • Music in this time period began to move from a homophonic texture, meaning one melody and harmony, to a polyphonic texture, meaning multiple voices carrying on each of its respective melodies and harmonies. • This period was also the beginning of emphasis on the bass line, creating a fuller sound and a richer harmony than its medieval counterpart.

  5. The Renaissance:Rhythm and Melody. • Each melodic line has great rhythmic independence and moves more with a gentle flow than a sharply defined beat. • Pitch patterns in Renaissance melodies are easy to sing because the melody usually moves along a scale with few large leaps. Renaissance!

  6. La Renacimiento:Los Instrumentos • Uno tipo de los instrumentos muy común del Renacimiento fueron “recorders" y “flutes". • One of the most common types of instruments from the Renaissance were "recorders" and "flutes."

  7. THE RENAISSANCE:The instruments • Reed instruments were common as well and were used as loud band instruments. • Most of these were 2-reed instruments like the modern oboe rather than a modern clarinet. • The most basic and common of these was the Shawm.

  8. A shawm:

  9. The renaissance:The instruments • The final common type of instruments were brass. Valves were not invented in this time. • The most familiar of these are trumpets and “sackbuts”. • A sackbut is essentially a cut version of the trombone.

  10. Dudes: William Mundy(c. 1528 – before 1591) • An English composer • Works include Masses, Latin psalms, and a short English anthem. • Style is often described as • Father of organist and composer, John Mundy. • Represented in the Mulliner Book, an important musical book compiled in the late 1500s, and the Gyffard Part Books, which were choral books.

  11. Dudes: Adrian Willaert(c. 1490 – 7 December 1562) • A versatile Flemish Composer • Founder of the Venetian School [composers who worked in Venice from 1550-1610; also describes the music they produced] • Introduced the polyphonic Franco-Flemish style. • Wrote a large number of madrigals, chansons, motets, hymns, and psalms. • Often placed the melody in the tenor in his compositions, treating it like a cantus firmus.

  12. Dudes: William Byrd(1540 or late 1539 – 4 July 1623) • English composer who was able to expand and perfect many types and styles of music that still exist in England today [sacred and secular polyphony, keyboard and consort music] • Published the Gradualia and the Parthenia, among other works that included Masses, motets, and psalms. • Overall, he composed about 470 pieces.

  13. Dudes: Claudio Monteverdi(May 15, 1567 - November 29, 1643) • Born in Cremona, Italy • One of the greatest contributors to opera. • Most of his works centered on secular voice music, church music, and stage music. • Composed the famous “La Favolad’Orfeo” [opera]. • Published his first work at the age of 15.

  14. Events DURING THE RENAISSANCE! • The end of Mongol Yuan Dynasty in China and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty (~1368) • The Black Death/ Bubonic Plague slays a third of Europe’s population (1347~1351) • Hundred Year’s War begins when Edward III of England lays claim on the French throne (1337) • An account of Buddha’s life was published, and it became so popular, that was made a Catholic saint.

  15. The renaissance:Free samples Ave Maria composed by Adrian Willaert (1490-1562) Flow My Tears composed by John Dowland(1563-1626) Generic Renaissance dance music

  16. Renaissance!

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