RENAISSANCE MUSIC

WHAT IS IT?

It´s a cultural movement

It´s based in the Anthropocentrism and Humanism

It´s based in the human

The composers were not anonymous

They started to express feelings

Started in

ITALY

RENAISSANCE IN MUSICCHARACTERISTICS:

Polyphonic music

Fixed measure

5 lines

Homophonic music(All the voices keep the same rhythm)

Contrapunctual polyphony

ACCOMPANIED MUSIC:

The instruments were more advanced and had a great role

EXTERNAL INFLUENCES

A European economic development

Catholic reform

They could moved

Made exchanges of ideas

Invention of printing press

TYPES OF MUSIC

RELIGIOUS

MASSLatinReligious music

MOTETLatinPolyphonic

PROFANE MUSIC

A NEW STYLENon religious musicIn GermanHomophonic music

CHORAL

NATIONAL STYLE

Italy: MadrigalFrance: Chançon

Spain(Villancico)

IMPORTANT COMPOSERS

Cristobal de Morales

Orlando di Lasso

Tomás Luis de Victoria

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC

DANCE

NOBILITY PEASANTS