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Intoduction of Medieal to Renaissance Music
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Intro to Music HistoryIntro to Music HistoryMedieval to RenaissanceMedieval to Renaissance
Music of the Middle Ages
From Gregorian Chant to the Renaissance
6 Periods of Music History6 Periods of Music History
(Ancient) – Doesn’t really count(Ancient) – Doesn’t really countMedievalMedievalRenaissanceRenaissanceBaroqueBaroqueClassicalClassicalRomanticRomanticModernModern
Ancient PeriodAncient Period
This term refers to the music of the This term refers to the music of the Ancient civilizations (Greece, Rome, Ancient civilizations (Greece, Rome, Babylon, Mesopotamia, et cetera.Babylon, Mesopotamia, et cetera.
Very little is known about the music of Very little is known about the music of these civilizations, but it is certain that these civilizations, but it is certain that music played a part in their lives. music played a part in their lives.
Vocal / Instrumental music
Can you recall the differences between Vocal music and Instrumental music?
Vocal music
is music made specifically for voices
Instrumental music
is made solely for instruments
1450 – 1600
Renaissance800 – 1300 C.E.800 – 1300 C.E.
MedievalMedieval
Historical backgroundBeginnings of NotationBeginnings of Notation
Age of curiosity and individualismAge of curiosity and individualism
Symbolism rather than realismSymbolism rather than realism
Invention of printing pressInvention of printing press
Spanned almost 1000 yearsSpanned almost 1000 years
Vocal Music
Plain Chant Word Painting A capella Vocal music was more important than
instrumental music.PolyphonyTroubadours
Gregorian ChantMotet
MUSIC
Ars AntiquaArs NovaArs PerfectaParody
Medieval Music
1. Most Medieval composers wrote mainly for
the church and remained anonymous.
2. Compositions are more as a function or duty.
3.Music was held in high regard but those who made it were not.
4.Church believed that music should make the listener or participant receptive to hilt thoughts and feelings.
5. Purely instrumental music was prohibited.
6.Plainchant became a symbol—a means of ensuring intellectual, spiritual and aesthetic solidarity with in the Christian domain.
Renaissance
1.“Every educated person was expected to be trained in music” – ideal of a universal man
2.Church choir grew in size
3. Church remained an important patron of music.
4. Musicians enjoyed higher status and pay than ever before.
5. Composers were no longer content to remain unknown.
6. Italy became the leading music center in the 16th century.
Medieval NotationMedieval Notation