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Gene Potter Karen Li Zach Lin
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Most musicologists are in a general consensus that the Renaissance period occurred between the early 14 th century to the late 15 th / early 16 th centuries! It is more so distinguished by the style of the music! The Renaissance!
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Does Renaissance music gives a greater importance to vocal rather than instrumental? Yes! Was imagery was of great importance, which resulted into the musical incorporation of poetic works? Of Course! Is Mr. Lockart the best teacher ever? This should just be a statement! The Renaissance? Yes!
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Imitation among voices is common in the Renaissance Music. Music in this time period began to move from a homophonic texture, meaning one melody and harmony, to a polyphonic texture, meaning multiple voices carrying on each of its respective melodies and harmonies. This period was also the beginning of emphasis on the bass line, creating a fuller sound and a richer harmony than its medieval counterpart. Renaissance!
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Each melodic line has great rhythmic independence and moves more with a gentle flow than a sharply defined beat. Pitch patterns in Renaissance melodies are easy to sing because the melody usually moves along a scale with few large leaps. Renaissance!
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Uno tipo de los instrumentos muy común del Renacimiento fueron “recorders" y “flutes". One of the most common types of instruments from the Renaissance were "recorders" and "flutes."
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Reed instruments were common as well and were used as loud band instruments. Most of these were 2-reed instruments like the modern oboe rather than a modern clarinet. The most basic and common of these was the Shawm.
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The final common type of instruments were brass. Valves were not invented in this time. The most familiar of these are trumpets and “sackbuts”. A sackbut is essentially a cut version of the trombone.
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An English composer Works include Masses, Latin psalms, and a short English anthem. Style is often described as Father of organist and composer, John Mundy. Represented in the Mulliner Book, an important musical book compiled in the late 1500s, and the Gyffard Part Books, which were choral books.
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A versatile Flemish Composer Founder of the Venetian School [composers who worked in Venice from 1550-1610; also describes the music they produced] Introduced the polyphonic Franco-Flemish style. Wrote a large number of madrigals, chansons, motets, hymns, and psalms. Often placed the melody in the tenor in his compositions, treating it like a cantus firmus.
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English composer who was able to expand and perfect many types and styles of music that still exist in England today [sacred and secular polyphony, keyboard and consort music] Published the Gradualia and the Parthenia, among other works that included Masses, motets, and psalms. Overall, he composed about 470 pieces.
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Born in Cremona, Italy One of the greatest contributors to opera. Most of his works centered on secular voice music, church music, and stage music. Composed the famous “La Favola d’Orfeo” [opera]. Published his first work at the age of 15.
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The end of Mongol Yuan Dynasty in China and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty (~1368) The Black Death/ Bubonic Plague slays a third of Europe’s population (1347~1351) Hundred Year’s War begins when Edward III of England lays claim on the French throne (1337) An account of Buddha’s life was published, and it became so popular, that was made a Catholic saint. THE RENAISSANCE!
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Ave Maria composed by Adrian Willaert (1490-1562) Flow My Tears composed by John Dowland(1563-1626) Generic Renaissance dance music
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