Renaissance Period
Feb 24, 2016
Renaissance Period
After 1000 years of Dark Ages, a movement began in ... to revive the art and ideas of ancient ... and ... .
...Italy...Greece...RomeSeeing the ruins of the ancient Roman
civilization, wealthy merchants wondered if they too could create a world of peace, beauty and learning. These merchants began to ...
...read ancient writings of Greece and Rome and spread revolutionary ideas of the importance of individuals and beauty.
The “Re-birth” of Western Civilization
The power of kings was challenged by......local nobles and rich merchants and even city-
democracies.The power of the Church was challenged by......German protestants (Luther) and King Henry VIII.Medieval superstitions were challenged by......scientific discoveries of Copernicus, Galileo, da
Vinci, etc.Flat, bland, religious, un-life-like art was replaced
by...Multi-dimensional, colorful, realistic art.
Time for Some Big Changes
Medieval (Romanesque) Art
Medieval (Gothic) Art
Renaissance Art
Medieval Architecture (Romanesque)
Medieval Architecture (Gothic)
Renaissance Architecture
Medieval Music (Gregorian Chant)
1200s Medieval Music (Organum)
1300s Late Medieval Music
Renaissance Music
900-1200 – Medieval Gregorian Chant
1300-1400s – Medieval Organum
1300-1400s – Late Medieval Isorhythmic
Motet
1450s-1500s – Renaissance Mass
Audio Examples
Masses – Religious, liturgical, in LatinMotets – Religious, non-liturgical, in LatinMadrigals = Non-religious, in native
languages
Madrigal Example
Main Kinds of Renaissance Music
Instrument Consorts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oA5GkJ89hMs
A Renaissance Mass Played by a Viol Consort