Music of the Renaissance

Today’s Agenda:1) Return any papers

2) Answer review questions3) Finish Powerpoint

4) Complete Dancing and Singing Activity

Bring headphones Friday!

What does the term Renaissance mean?

During what years did the Renaissance occur?

What is humanism?

Where did the Renaissance begin?

Review Questions from Day 1

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”

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 Radio XM and Pandora.”

- David Lieberman

Taken from an article in USA TODAY

What does the word Renaissance mean?

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

Basic Information

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

Basic Information Ctd.

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

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

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

Pop Music in the Renaissance?

Do you think this is a consort? Why or why not? If so, what instrument do you think you

hear?

Let’s Listen!“Saltarello detto Trivella” by Orazio Vecchi

Royalty hired musicians to perform at events and ceremonies

Traveling musicians continued to perform secular music for average citizens

Renaissance Musicians

Madrigals and Motets

MADRIGALS 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’

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

Let’s Listen!

“Sing We and Chant It” by Thomas Morley

Example of Madrigal

Instruments of the Renaissnace

LUTEPlucked string instrument

VIOLBowed string instrument

Instruments of the Renaissance Ctd.

ORGANPrimary Keyboard Instrument

Harpsichord