Unit 2. Renaissance Music. Session 1

Unit 2.

Renaissance Music.

Session 1

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In music, it is considered 'The Renaissance' as the period of the History from about 1450 to 1600 approximately

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​Over the 16th century there was an important flourishment of commerce, because of the new continent recently discovered and the new routes to this new world.

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The culture was revitalised through the Humanism movement that came from Portugal which enhanced the rationality and the freedom of human beings.

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Besides, the birth of the printing press in 1445 facilitated the broad expansion of culture, especially to the social promotion of the middle-class, the bourgeoisie. In regards of this, it is well-known the works of Kepler, Copernicus, Galileo, Botticelli or Leonardo da Vinci in that period. 

In the Renaissance there was a huge interest to the ancient cultures, such as Greece and Rome and its art was a model for Renaissance artists but in music there were not any preserved example from ancient cultures, so they only could take their ideas.

On the other hand, the Renaissance was the period when the Protestantism reform by Voltaire was made, which implied multiples wars in Europe.

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Music was always present in all kind of ceremonies and religious services so there was an increasement of demand to learn how to play an instrument or how to sing in a choir.

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The highest position as a musician was as a pianist in the King’s chapel or in the Pope’s chapel, a group of musicians

​Over the 15th and 16th centuries, ecclesiastic people and singers attempted to have the best composers under their services to maintain their prestige.

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The most important composers were employed as a chamber/chapel masters for the main cathedrals or chapels and they were travelling all around Europe to achieve the best position.

​Without a doubt, the most remarkable musical aspect in the Renaissance was the appeareance of the Polyphony which could be played into two different textures:

​Homophonic texture:

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Different melodies but they all have the same rhythm.

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This composition technique doesn't allow the listener to understand the lyrics.

​Polyphonic Texture:

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Different melodies and also with different rhythms.

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It is common to use a musical technique that used the imitation of different melodies to create a piece of music (Imitative Counterpoint.).

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In music, it is considered 'The Renaissance' as the period of the History from about 1450 to 1600 approximately

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​

​

​

Over the 16th century there was an important flourishment of commerce, because of the new continent recently discovered and the new routes to this new world.

The culture was revitalised through the Humanism movement that came from Portugal which enhanced the rationality and the freedom of human beings.

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The culture was revitalised through the Humanism movement that came from Italy which enhanced the rationality and the freedom of human beings.

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Besides, the birth of the printing press in 1445 facilitated the broad expansion of culture, especially to the social promotion of the middle-class, the bourgeoisie. In regards of this, it is well-known the works of Kepler, Copernicus, Galileo, Botticelli or Leonardo da Vinci in that period. 

In the Renaissance there was a huge interest to the ancient cultures, such as Greece and Rome and its art was a model for Renaissance artists but in music there were not any preserved example from ancient cultures, so they only could take their ideas.

On the other hand, the Renaissance was the period when the Protestantism reform by Voltaire was made, which implied multiples wars in Europe.

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On the other hand, the Renaissance was the period when the Protestantism reform by Luther was made, which implied multiples wars in Europe.

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Music was always present in all kind of ceremonies and religious services so there was an increasement of demand to learn how to play an instrument or how to sing in a choir.

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The highest position as a musician was as a pianist in the King’s chapel or in the Pope’s chapel, a group of musicians

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The highest position as a musician was as a Chapel Master in the King’s chapel or in the Pope’s chapel, a group of musicians

​Over the 15th and 16th centuries, ecclesiastic people and singers attempted to have the best composers under their services to maintain their prestige.

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​Over the 15th and 16th centuries, ecclesiastic people and nobles attempted to have the best composers under their services to maintain their prestige.

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The most important composers were employed as a chamber/chapel masters for the main cathedrals or chapels and they were travelling all around Europe to achieve the best position.

​Homophonic texture:

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Different melodies but they all have the same rhythm.

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This composition technique doesn't allow the listener to understand the lyrics.

​Homophonic texture:

​

Different melodies but they all have the same rhythm.

​

This composition technique allows the listener to understand the lyrics.

​Polyphonic Texture:

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Different melodies and also with different rhythms.

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It is common to use a musical technique that used the imitation of different melodies to create a piece of music (Imitative Counterpoint.).

Multiple Choice

In Music we consider 'The Renaissance' the period of time from

• 1450-1600

• 1450-1492

• 1400-1600

• 1492-1600

Multiple Select

Two consequences of the invention of the printing press was

• the expansion of culture

• the growth of population

• the growth of towns

• the social promotion of burgueoisie

Multiple Choice

Two important people in this period were

• Leonardo Da Vinci and Vivaldi

• Galileo and Botticelli

• Kepler and Newton

• Cristobal Colon and Mozart

Multiple Choice

The musical pieces from Greece and Rome was taken for Renaissance composers as a model

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

The highest position in this period as a musician was as a

• Chapel music

• Chapel performer

• Chapel master

• Chapel singer

Multiple Choice

Now, for the first time, people could

• sing in an orchestra

• play an instrument in the church

• sing a song without instruments

• learn how to play an instrument

Fill in the Blank

The movement from Italy that enhanced the rationality and the freedom of the human being was called

Multiple Choice

In the Renaissance period, clergy and nobles attempted to hire the best composers

• To play instruments with them

• To maintain their social prestige

• To sing with them

• To learn how to compose

Multiple Choice

The Polyphonic texture used a musical technique that

• used the imitation of different lyrics

• used the imitation of similar rhythms

• used the imitation of different melodies

• used the imitation of similar lyrics

Multiple Choice

This music was composed in a ________________texture

• Homophonic

• Polyphonic

• Monophonic

• Imitative