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Renaissance Period

Renaissance Period. The “Re-birth” of Western Civilization. After 1000 years of Dark Ages, a movement began in ... to revive the art and ideas of ancient ... and ... . ...Italy...Greece...Rome

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Renaissance Period

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  1. Renaissance Period

  2. The “Re-birth” of Western Civilization • After 1000 years of Dark Ages, a movement began in ... to revive the art and ideas of ancient ... and ... . • ...Italy...Greece...Rome • Seeing the ruins of the ancient Roman civilization, wealthy merchants wondered if they too could create a world of peace, beauty and learning. These merchants began to ... • ...read ancient writings of Greece and Rome and spread revolutionary ideas of the importance of individuals and beauty.

  3. Time for Some Big Changes • The power of kings was challenged by... • ...local nobles and rich merchants and even city-democracies. • The power of the Church was challenged by... • ...German protestants (Luther) and King Henry VIII. • Medieval superstitions were challenged by... • ...scientific discoveries of Copernicus, Galileo, da Vinci, etc. • Flat, bland, religious, un-life-like art was replaced by... • Multi-dimensional, colorful, realistic art.

  4. Medieval (Romanesque) Art

  5. Medieval (Gothic) Art

  6. Renaissance Art

  7. Medieval Architecture (Romanesque)

  8. Medieval Architecture (Gothic)

  9. Renaissance Architecture

  10. Medieval Music (Gregorian Chant)

  11. 1200s Medieval Music (Organum)

  12. 1300s Late Medieval Music

  13. Renaissance Music

  14. Audio Examples • 900-1200 – Medieval Gregorian Chant • 1300-1400s – Medieval Organum • 1300-1400s – Late Medieval Isorhythmic Motet • 1450s-1500s – Renaissance Mass

  15. Main Kinds of Renaissance Music • Masses – Religious, liturgical, in Latin • Motets – Religious, non-liturgical, in Latin • Madrigals = Non-religious, in native languages • Madrigal Example

  16. Instrument Consorts

  17. A Renaissance Mass Played by a Viol Consort • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oA5GkJ89hMs

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