THE RENAISSANCE REBIRTH 1450 1600 THE ARTS FLURISHED

THE RENAISSANCE “REBIRTH” 1450 -1600

THE ARTS FLURISHED DURING THIS TIME.

THE ARTS WERE FUNDED BY ROYALTY.

A developed interest in Ancient Greece and Rome

Increased interest in human learning

Increased patronage of music and the arts.

A change in the view of Earth and Space Christopher Columbus (1451? -1506) and Ferdinand Magellan (c. 1480 -1521) expanded Europe's view of the world.

Columbus’s Trade Route

Magellan’s Trade Route

The astronomical studies of Nicolaus Copernicus (1473 -1543) Galileo Galilei (1564 -1642) -- called into question the old earth-centered view of the universe.

MUSICAL CONTEXT Increased Interest in Humanist Learning The arts became an important measure of learning and culture. The rise and rapid spread of music printing increased access to music and books about music.

Why was the invention of the printing press important to education and music?

Increased Patronage of Music The rich courts and civic governments of the Renaissance supported music to a degree not previously seen. This level of musical support was also provided by the religious institutions of the day.

MUSICAL STYLE The composers of the Renaissance concerned themselves with three different areas of music: Sacred music Secular music Instrumental music

Sacred music: Composers continued to work with the older forms such as the motet and Mass. The motet was a song with moral or religious lyrics.

Secular music: Composers created new forms. The Italian madrigal expressed great emotion through word painting and the French chanson which was about love or customs of knights performed in the royal courts.

Instrumental music: The rise of music printing encouraged the spread of instrumental music for amateur musicians. The Lute became the most popular instrument of the Renaissance.

LUTE

COMPOSERS INCLUDED: JOSQUIN DES PREZ GIOVANNI PIERLUIGI DA PALESTRINA

ANOTHER MUSIC FORM STARTED DURING THIS TIME OPERA