2.  What does the term Renaissance mean?
 During what years did the Renaissance occur?
 What is humanism?
 Where did the Renaissance begin?

3. You are going to hear two pieces of music. One is from the Medieval Era and the
other is from the Renaissance. Create a Venn diagram to compare and contrast
the two pieces. Work with a partner to identify as many for each as possible.
“Veni Emmanuel” “Fair Phyllis”

4. “Radio stations are receiving a surprisingly
strong signal from audiences and the
financial markets this year, even as they
face intensifying competition from satellite
and Web-based audio services including
Sirius XM Satellite Radio XM and Pandora.”
- David Lieberman
Taken from an article in USA TODAY

5.  Renaissance means Rebirth or Revival
 Lasted from approximately 1450-1600
 Term was originally used to mean a revival of
the study of the classical Greek and Roman
eras
 Time when the fine arts flourished; began in
Florence, Italy.

6.  Renaissance began in Florence, Italy and
spread throughout Europe.
 Marked the transition from Medieval age to
modern world.
 Humanism, emphasis on human capabilities,
asserted itself and moved society away from
the church.
 Visual artists such as Leonardo da Vinci,
Michelangelo, and Raphael created some of
the greatest works of all time.

8. •Overall, music was more complex than in
the Medieval Era
•Vocal music more important than
instrumental music
•Sacred music more important than secular
music

9. •Music with a polyphonic texture continued to
develop
•Composers began writing for four or more parts,
paying attention to harmony for the first time

10.  Just like today, popular songs of the
Renaissance were often love songs.
 Renaissance bands were called
consorts, which is a group made up of
one instrument family-the same instrument
in different sizes.
 Consorts played arrangements of the most
popular songs.

11. Do you think this is a consort?
Why or why not? If so, what
instrument do you think you
hear?
Let’s Listen!

12.  Royalty hired musicians to perform at events
and ceremonies
 Traveling musicians continued to perform
secular music for average citizens

13. MADRIGALS MOTETS
 Renaissance and early
Baroque
 Unaccompanied
 Secular
 Vocal
 Polyphonic
 Through composed =
different music for each
stanza of the lyrics
 Medieval and
Renaissance music style
 Unaccompanied
 Sacred
 Vocal
 Polyphonic
 The music serves the
words
 ‘Mot’ is the French word
for ‘word’

14.  Based on the information on the previous
slide, is this a motet or a madrigal? Why?
Answer: MOTET!
- Sacred text
- A cappella
- Polyphonic

15. “Sing We and Chant It” by Thomas Morley

16. LUTE
Plucked string instrument
VIOL
Bowed string instrument

17. ORGAN
Primary Keyboard Instrument
Harpsichord

18. SACKBUT CRUMHORN

19. SHAWM HURDY-GURDY
HURDY-GURDY (DANCE)

20. DULCIMER and
HAMMERED DULCIMER BAGPIPE

21. TRANSVERSE FLUTE RECORDER

22. BAS VIOL DA GAMBA PSALTERY and HARP

23. MUTE CORNETT
BASS CORNETT
(SERPENT)

24. DRUM ORGANETTO

25. HOFBURG COLLECTION
RENAISSANCE MIXED
CONSORT
CRUMHORN CONSORT
VIOL CONSORT
FLUTE CONSORT
LUTE CONSORT
EARLY WOODWIND CONSORT
STRINGS, KEYBOARD & VOCAL MIX)