1450 1600 Medieval Pre 1450 Renaissanc e 1450

1450 ~ 1600

Medieval Pre 1450 Renaissanc e 1450 ~ 1600 Baroque 1600 ~ 1750

• Re-birth Renaissan ce • People began to seek out information and questioned things rather than taking them at face value. • An increased interest in learning and culture. • Age of exploration and discovery. • Important era for the ‘arts’.

Renaissance Art Michelangelo Leonardo Da Vinci The Last Supper David

Instrumental Music Renaissanc Music e Secular Choral Music Sacred Choral Music http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=z 34 XUDTz 0 GQ

Sacred Choral Music • Sacred ~ Religious music for church • Choral ~ For Singers • Three types of Sacred Choral Music: Mass Motet Anthem

Mass • Sacred ~ Roman Catholic • It uses the 5 main sections of the Roman Catholic Liturgy: 1. Kyrie 2. Gloria 3. Credo 4. Santus 5. Amen • It is sung in Latin and has polyphonic texture. • It is usually sung a capella. Listen to an example of a Mass

Motet • Sacred ~ Roman Catholic • It is sung in Latin and has polyphonic texture. • It is usually sung a capella. Listen to an example of a Motet http: //www. educationscotland. gov. uk/learnlisteningonline/atozdictionary/m. asp Anthem • Sacred ~ Protestant (the Motet equivalent) • It is sung in English and has polyphonic texture. • Sometimes sung by a choir unaccompanied (a cappella) and sometimes accompanied by an organ and features a solo part. Listen to an example of an Anthem http: //www. educationscotland. gov. uk/learnlisteningonline/atozdictionary/A. asp

Secular Choral Music • Secular ~ Non-religious music • Choral ~ For Singers • Three types of Secular Choral Music: Madrigal Ballet Ayre

Madrigal • Non-Sacred vocal music. • It is sung in English and has polyphonic texture. • It is through composed and often features both imitation and word painting. • It is usually sung a capella. Listen to an example of a Madrigal

Ballett • A type of madrigal that was danced to. • It is strophic. • It is features a Fa-La-La refrain at the end of each verse. Listen to an example of a Ballett Ayre • An ayre (air or song) is also a type of madrigal. • It is a piece performed by a solo voice with lute accompaniment. Listen to an example of an Ayre

Instrumental Music • Two main types of Instrumental Renaissance music: 1. Keyboard ~ Played on a keyboard instrument, e. g. harpsichord. 2. Consort ~ Whole-consort ~ A small group of instruments from the same family. ~ Broken-consort ~ instruments from different families. Listen to an example of a Consort • Renaissance Instrumental music often played dances. • 2 dances of this era were the Pavan and Galliard: Pavan ~ A courtly dance. Slow and stately with 2 beats in the bar. Galliard ~ Follows a Pavan. Quick and lively with 3 beats in the bar. Listen to an example of a Pavan Listen to an example of a Galliard

Renaissance Instruments • Some medieval instruments remained popular e. g. shawms and cornetts. • Others were altered and improved e. g. the lute. • New instruments were also invented e. g. viols, sackbut, trumpet and percussion instruments.

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Keyboard Dances Pavan & Galliard Consort Instrumental Music Whole or Broken Renaissanc Music e Sacred Choral Music Mass Latin Motet Anthem Latin English Polyphonic A capella Or Secular Choral Music Madrigal Polyphonic Ayre Solo Voice Through Composed Word Painting Imitation organ & solo instrument A capella Ballet Homophonic Strophic Instrument Fa-la-la Accompaniment A capella