Renaissance music

1. Re-birth of ancient Greece and Rome values

1. XV and XVI cent.

1. Things
   2. Nota:

      • Printing press: This invention was very helpful for the musicians and for the people who wanted to learn music (they could learn musica and play, song and dance at home or in social gatherings).
2. Places

2. Link between lyrics nd music
   1. To reflect feelings and moods

1. Choir

1. Nota:

   • Consort: a consort is a group of instruments that belong to the same family biut with different highs. In this image there is a string consort.

1. To play or sing at home or in social gatherings

1. Artists depends on
2. No instruments
   1. A capella choir
3. Composers
   1. Josquin des Prez
   2. G.P. de Palestrina
4. Music forms

   Nota:

   • The most used music forms in the religious Renaissance music were: Motet an Mass.
   • Motet: several voices singning at the same time and in latin.
   • Mass: Choral composition. in latin about the main prayers of the Eucharistic liturgy.

1. National styles
   1. 1. Madrigal

         Nota:

         • Language: Italian. Number of voices: 2 to 8. Main composer: C. Gesualdo.
   2. 1. Chanson

         Nota:

         • Language: French. Number of voices: 4. Main composer: C. Jannequin.
   3. 1. Villancico

         Nota:

         • Language: Spanish. Number of voices: 4. Main composer: Juan del Encina.

1. Brass
2. Woodwid
3. String
   1. 1. 1. Vihuela
4. Percussion

Nota:

• The consort could be: Broken or Whole.
• Broken consort: If the instrumenst belong to differents families.
• Whole consort: If all the instruments belong to the same family.

1. Variation
   1. 1. Diferencias

         Nota:

         • Luys de Narvaez.

1. Noblemen

1. No errors
2. Cheaper
3. Accurate

1. Singing and playing at home or in social gatherings