Begins on page 74 Chapter 9 Renaissance Music The Renaissance Outlook Rebirth of interest in ancient civilizations Humanism Many great works of.

Begins on page 74

Chapter 9

Renaissance Music

The Renaissance Outlook

Rebirth of interest in ancient civilizations

Humanism

Many great works of art

Gutenberg’s invention of movable type

Age of exploration

The “Renaissance man” – Leonardo da Vinci

The Renaissance Mass

Ordinary set to music

Based on phrase of Gregorian chant

Addition of bass voice part

Points of imitation

Josquin: Kyrie from Pange lingua Mass

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The Renaissance Motet

Sacred polyphonic work for voices

All parts sing same text

Sung in Latin

Sung by small groups of men and boys

The Renaissance Motet

New lines of text introduced in imitation

No strong feeling of chord progressions

Limited feeling of meter

Sung without accompaniment (a cappella)

The Renaissance Motet

Very singable and smooth vocal lines

Form determined by text

Polyphonic voice lines fit together beautifully

Restrained, reverent quality

Palestrina: “Sicut cervus”

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The Madrigal

Secular work, often polyphonic, for small vocal group

Differs from a motet► Vernacular languages► Texts often deal with love► Tend to be more rhythmic► Sung at social gatherings

Word Painting

Often music depicts words being sung

Weelkes’s “As Vesta Was . . ” examples:► “descending”► “came running down amain”► “two by two,” “three by three,” “together”

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Renaissance Instrumental Music

Lute

Dance music► Pavane► Galliard

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Summary

The Renaissance outlook The Renaissance Mass

► Josquin: Kyrie

The Renaissance motet► Palestrina: “Sicut cervus”

The Madrigal► Weelkes: “As Vesta Was from Latmos Hill

Descending”

Renaissance instrumental music