1.
 RENAISSANCE PERIOD
“Revival of Interest in Music”
Teacher Eugene

2.
RENAISSANCE (1400-1600)
•Means “rebirth”.
•A period of exploration, learning and
achievement.
•A time where authority and influence of the
church became less powerful.
•Secular music began to rise.

3.
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
•Martin Luther founded the protestant
church.
•Discovery of music printing.
•Height of Shakespeare drama.

4.
Renaissance Period is sometimes referred to
as
“GOLDEN AGE OF POLYPHONY”

5.
What happened during the period?
•Vocal music was very important than
instrumental music.

6.
What characterizes Renaissance music?
•Polyphonic in texture.
•Development of word painting (a style where
the music and words illustrated the meaning of
the text.)
•Invention of music printing
•Rise of secular music

7.
SACRED & SECULAR
VOCAL FORMS

8.
MOTET
•A polyphonic choral works in Latin text.
•Can be used in any service of the church.
•Usually in A capella
•Smooth sounding and imitative in nature.

9.
MASS
•A renaissance form of sacred composition.
•Imitation (echoed entrances) is an
important feature.
•Sections: Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus
Benedictus, Agnus Dei

10.
MADRIGAL
•A secular polyphonic work for a small
group of unaccompanied singers.
•Most artistic genre of secular vocal music
and are sung in Italian or English.

11.
COMPOSERS

12.
GIOVANNI PIERLUIGI DA PALESTRINA
- The Greatest master of Roman
catholic church, composes
sacred music.
- Pope Marcellus Mass is help up
as perfect example of counter-
reformation style.
- His career reflects his
commitment to the music of the
church.

13.
THOMAS MORLEY
- A singer in the local cathedral and
became master of chorister in
1583.
- His early veered towards
composing madrigals that shows a
variety of color, form and
technique.
- His Musica Transalpina, a
collection of his Madrigals made
significant to the history of music.

14.
“Change the World,
Teach Music”