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1400-1600
Renaissance
ItalyHumanism- the idea of human dignity and worth
Greek and Roman Model for education and artYou could improve your status through “genius”
Bourgeois class
FranceThe 100 Years War (1337-1453)
England The 100 Years War (1337-1453)The War of the Roses (1455-1485)
SpainSpanish Inquisition (1478-1834)
What was happening in the world
Music was being printed Increased demand and popularity It became available to the masses Its purpose became entertainment
Rigidity of Medieval music was left behind and a means for personal expression were adopted range, rhythm, polyphony, and text became tools of
personal expressionEarly foundation of tonal music were established
Harmonies with directionMovement towards cadence points
Blending and fluidity of melodic linesRich texture
What was happening in Music
DancesChansons- Secular French song, either
popular or original, usually arranged polyphonically
Motets- Polyphonic vocal composition, most often with a sacred text
Masses-
What forms were seen in Music
Ockeghem (1425-1497)best known for combining borrowed and original
material in his massesPalestrina (1524-1594)
best known for development of sacred musicLassus (1530-1594)
best known for development of polyphonic style Byrd (1540-1623)
best known for inventive composition style took advantage of purely instrumental worksWas said to have anticipated the three popular forms of
Baroque keyboard music: contrapuntal music, dance music, and free fantastic style
Who was relevant
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