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Our Study of Music’s History
Medieval to Present Day
Musical Time PeriodsMusical time periods are not very exact, or defined.
They were developed by people who lived long after that time period.
They developed the time periods according to the changes in music and society throughout history.
Musical Time PeriodsMedieval 500-1430
Renaissance 1430-1600
Baroque 1600-1750
Classical 1750-1820
Romantic 1820-1910
Twentieth Century 1910-2000
Twenty-First Century 2000-Present
MedievalWhat do you think life was like in Medieval times?
What did people do during their day?
Were there social classes? If so, describe them.
What do you think music’s role was in society during Medieval times?
What kind of music was popular?
Medieval TimesUse your laptops and visit:
http://www.medieval-life.net/
Answer the questions on your worksheet about Medieval Times.
Medieval TimesMuch of the music composed during this time period was sacred.
Sacred means that it is religious music.
The monks wrote most of this sacred music in the form of chants.
Viderunt Omnes
Viderunt OmnesWritten by Perotin “The Great”
He was a French composer of sacred music.
He lived from 1160 to 1240 AD.
He attended the School of Notre Dame and studied “organum.”
“Organum” involved one voice in even rhythm, with ornamentals in other voices.
RenaissancePrinting press discovered in 1440 by Johannes Gutenburg.
Nicolai Copernicus discovered where Earth was located within the solar system in the 16th century.
Martin Luther led the Protestant Reform.
Michelangelo and Shakespeare used their talents to support the humanist spirit that came with this reform.
RenaissanceGiovanni Palestrina (1525-1594)
Lived in RomeWorked as a choir director and organist at Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’sHe wrote 100+ mass settings and 200+ motetsGoing along with the Protestant Reform, his compositions strove to get rid of the “worldly excess” from the music of earlier times. Each voice part resembles a chant-like melody.
Giovanni Palestrina, Gloria
RenaissanceThe English Madrigal (1600s)- poets and composers worked together to create these works.
Some of the most famous madrigal composers:William ByrdThomas MorleyThomas WeelkesJohn Dowland
Thomas MorleyNow is the Month of Maying
Renaissance Instrumentation
Lute
Renaissance Instrumentation
The Dulcian
-What instrument does it remind you of?
Renaissance Instrumentation
The Harpsichord
Renaissance Instrumentation
The Recorder
Just like in present day, recorders came in all shapes and sizes.
Renaissance Instrumentation
Using your laptops, visit:http://www.music.iastate.edu/antiqua/instrumt.html
Pick an instrument from their list.Describe the instrument, how it’s built, how it’s played and other information about it.Does that instrument remind you of any instrument we have today? How so?
