Music during The Renaissance Baroque and Classical Period

The Renaissance period covers the 15^th (1500) to the 16^th (1600) century.

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One of the main characteristics from the renaissance period is.

• They showed admiration for the Greco-Roman ancient culture.

• They expressed in their compositions, the world being perfect.

• The excess of ornamentation in their compositions.

During this musical period, the harpsichord was created.

• The Renaissance

• The Baroque

• The Classic

Is the admiration for human beings, to transmit beauty and the humans’ nature and sentimentality.

• Humanism

• Humanistic

• Human

Renaissance secular music which main topic was love.

• Madrigal

• Suite

• Bel Canto

Music genre which is perform during Christmas time, usually containing religious lyrics.

• Carol

• Cantata

• Sonata

Musical Genre which comes from the word song in German, it is a short simple song.

• Lied

• Fugue

• Opera

Musical genre originated during the renaissance, which is a dramatic play in which the actors interact singing.

• Oratorio

• Opera

• Cantata

Musical Genre similar to opera, but with the difference that there is not any interaction among the actors.

• Cantata

• Oratorio

• Sonata

Musical period which main characteristic is the excess of ornamentation in music.

• The Renaissance

• The Baroque

• The Classic