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Music of Renaissance Period1400-1600

- “renaitre”- “rebirth “- “revival”- “rediscovery”

Short Story

- The Renaissance Period is a period of “looking back “ to the Golden Age of Greece and Rome

Characteristics of Renaissance Music

• Polyphonic• Imitation among the voice is common• Use of word painting in texts and music• Melodic lines move in the flowing manner• Melodies are easier to perform because these move along a scale with a few large leaps

Characteristics of the Mass

• Polyphonic • Maybe sung a cappella or with orchestral accompaniment• Text may be syllabic, neumatic, or melismatic.

Vocal Music of the Renaissance Period

1.Mass - is a form of sacred

musical composition that sets texts of the

Eucharistic liturgy into music

Five Main Section of Mass1. Kyrie “ Lord Have Mercy”

2. Gloria “Glory to God in the Highest”

3.Credo “Apostle’s Creed” or “Nicean Creed”

4. Sanctus and Benedictus “Holy, holy”, and “Blessed Is He”

5. Agnus Dei “Lamb of God”

2.Madrigal- A secular vocal polyphonic

music composition which is originated from Italy. It was written and expressed in a poetic text and sung during courtly social gatherings. It is the most important secular form during the Renaissance period.

Characteristics of the Madrigal

• Polyphonic• Sung a cappella• Through-composed• frequently in 3 to 6 voices

Famous Composers of the Renaissance Period

1. Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

2. Thomas Morley

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Prepared by:

Jaye Bug-os