RENAISSANCE MUSIC
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