Music of the Renaissance

1. Music of the Renaissance Today’s Agenda: Return any papers Answer review questions Finish Powerpoint Complete Dancing and Singing Activity Bring headphones Friday!

2. Review Questions from Day 1 • What does the term Renaissance mean? • During what years did the Renaissance occur? • What is humanism? • Where did the Renaissance begin?

3. Let’s Listen! You are going to hear two pieces of music. One is from the Medieval Era and the other is from the Renaissance. Create a Venn diagram to compare and contrast the two pieces. Work with a partner to identify as many for each as possible. “Veni Emmanuel” “Sing Out”

4. Radio Experiences a Renaissance “Radio stations are receiving a surprisingly strong signal from audiences and the financial markets this year, even as they face intensifying competition from satellite and Web-based audio services including Sirius XM Satellite RadioXM and Pandora.” - David Lieberman Taken from an article in USA TODAY What does the word Renaissance mean?

5. Basic Information • Renaissance means Rebirth or Revival • Lasted from approximately 1450-1600 • Term was originally used to mean a revival of the study of the classical Greek and Roman eras • Time when the fine arts flourished

6. Basic Information Ctd. • Renaissance began in Italy and spread throughout Europe • Marked the transition from Medieval age to modern world • Humanism, emphasis on human capabilities, asserted itself and moved society away from the church • Visual artists such as Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael created some of the greatest works of all time

8. Music of the Renaissance • Overall, music was more complex than in the Medieval Era • Vocal music more important than instrumental music • Sacred music more important than secular music

9. Music of the Renaissance Ctd. • Music with a polyphonic texture continued to develop • Composers began writing for four or more parts, paying attention to harmony for the first time

10. Pop Music in the Renaissance? • Just like today, popular songs of the Renaissance were often love songs • Renaissance bands were called consorts, which is a group made up of one instrument family-the same instrument in different sizes • Consorts played arrangements of the most popular songs

11. Let’s Listen!“SaltarellodettoTrivella” by OrazioVecchi Do you think this is a consort? Why or why not? If so, what instrument do you think you hear?

12. Renaissance Musicians • Royalty hired musicians to perform at events and ceremonies • Traveling musicians continued to perform secular music for average citizens

13. Madrigals and Motets • Renaissance and early Baroque • Unaccompanied • Secular • Vocal • Polyphonic • Through composed = different music for each stanza of the lyrics • Medieval and Renaissance music style • Unaccompanied • Sacred • Vocal • Polyphonic • The music serves the words • ‘Mot’ is the French word for ‘word’ MADRIGALS MOTETS

14. Let’s Listen! • Based on the previous slide, is this a motet or a madrigal? Why? Answer: MOTET! • Sacred text • A cappella • Polyphonic • This is a setting of “Kyrie” by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

15. Example of Madrigal “Sing We and Chant It” by Thomas Morley

16. Instruments of the Renaissnace LUTE Plucked string instrument VIOL Bowed string instrument

17. Instruments of the Renaissance Ctd. ORGAN Primary Keyboard Instrument Harpsichord