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Renaissance Music Unit

6 th Grade General Music. Renaissance Music Unit. Important development in music, science, religion, and technology compared to the Medieval period Renaissance period known as “the enlightenment” and “rebirth”. The Renaissance (1450-1600). Weapons for war Better sanitation

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Renaissance Music Unit

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  1. 6th Grade General Music Renaissance Music Unit

  2. Important development in music, science, religion, and technology compared to the Medieval period Renaissance period known as “the enlightenment” and “rebirth” The Renaissance (1450-1600)

  3. Weapons for war • Better sanitation • Still a problem – Black Plague (Ring Around the Rosie) • Printing press Important inventions/Technology

  4. Printing Press, created in 1450 • Johannes Gutenberg (c.1398-1468) Printing Press

  5. Break from the Roman Catholic church – new reforms • King Henry VIII and the Church of England • Congregation allowed to sing with the choir • Choir still consisted of only boys and men. Church SErvices

  6. Travel became prominent Latin services Music in languages of the people (Italian, English, French, Spanish, German, etc) Languages

  7. NO middle class Mostly peasant farmers and the rich Betrothals (arranged marriages) for wealthy families’ No silverware for eating mostly meats and starches Bathing happened about twice a year People of The Renaissance

  8. Sacred • Secular • Instrumental • Instruments became acceptable in churches Types of Music

  9. Shwam Recorder Hurdygurdy Sacbut Lute Virginal Hand Drum Viol Instruments

  10. POLYPHONY Each voice had its own line and melody Layered upon each other to create one song Different rhythms, making each line individual HOMOPHONY Voices moving in chords together HARMONY Chords were created, tension and resolution Vocal Music

  11. Sacred music found in the church that was polyphonic Vocal music Example: Kyrie by Giovanni Pierluigi de Palestrina Motet -- Sacred

  12. Polyphonic vocal music that was secular Usually written about “courtly love” or funny topics (satire, court commentary) Example: April Is In My Mistress’ Face by Thomas Morely Madrigal -- Secular

  13. Music became a form of entertainment • Traveling musicians • Composers became prominent – monks were not the only ones composing! • King Henry VIII wrote Greensleeves • Music found in court and in common places Music outside of the church

  14. Melody tried to represent words For example, if the word “quiet” was in a song, how would it sound? “Up and Down?” Word Painting

  15. Michael Praetorious (1571-1621), Germany • EsisteinRos (Lo, How a Rose E’re Blooming) • Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c. 1525-1594), Italy • Ricercar del primo tuono Josquin Des Pres (1450 - 1521), France • Come peult, Absolonfilli mi Popular Compsosers

  16. Johann ChristophPezel (1639-1694), Germany • Sarabande • Giovanni Gabrieli (c. 1554-1612), Italy • Sacraesymphoniae No. 13 Canzonseptimiocatavitoni a 12 • John Farmer (c. 1560-?), England • Fair Phyllis Renaissance composers

  17. Music used as entertainment outside of the church Background music for feasts Choreographed dances Instrumental dance music

  18. ABACA Similar to modern day songs… A being similar to a chorus or refrain B and C is new and different material “Rondo form” Form

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