The development of vocal music is a wide spread journey‚ filled with many changes and branching off of core ideals. In order to understand the origins of the music we listen to today‚ we must understand the past‚ and how music has developed. Three periods vital to the development of vocal music includes the Middle Ages‚ the Renaissance‚ and the Baroque era. The music of the Middle ages was very religious. According to Music: The Art of Listening‚ the only type of music that was even recognized that
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three forms of English madrigals? Describe each type. Madrigal Proper‚ in this form‚ the madrigal was through-composed. It used quite a bit of word-painting‚ which is the matching of music to the words in the text. There also is The Ballet‚ which is a piece in which dancers tell a story through their movements and the music. Lastly‚ there is The Ayre‚ with is a form of madrigal that is performed in a number of different ways‚ including with or without accompaniment. 2. What were chorales? Why were they
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Early Renaissance Early Renaissance: Music‚ Architecture‚ Paint! The Early Renaissance followed the middle ages and was from 1400 to 1600 time period. The Early Renaissances were mainly located in Italy‚ but they are also located in most of Europe. In this area Music‚ architecture‚ and painting became very huge ideas. The literal meaning of the word Renaissance is “rebirth.” The idea of rebirth applies to the music of this period. A main characteristic was the rebirth of humanism‚ which is
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Music played an essential role in Italy during the Renaissance period‚ just as it does in current times. Major changes were made in composing‚ disseminating music‚ new musical genres‚ and the development of instruments. Church music was the most important music for those in the Renaissance. Polyphony‚ the use of different vocal melodies‚ became popular and was used in church choirs. The notation of writing music‚ neumes‚ was constantly changed. Neumes originally only stated the direction of the melody
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The Medieval and Renaissance periods represent two distinct cultures and worldviews. Unlike the Middle-Ages‚ several Renaissance scientists desired to learn about the earth apart from the idea of a Divine Creator‚ and philosophers brought in humanistic thinking. Religion also varied greatly between these two eras. Reformation brought about turmoil during the Renaissance as opposed to the monastic life of the medieval period. One of the less obvious of these changes was that of music. In comparing Medieval
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the human body functioned. It was during the Renaissance period (1400s to 1700s) that many European scholars (Michael Servetus‚ Andrea Cesalpino‚ Andreas Vesalius‚ William Harvey‚ Ambroise Paré‚ etc.) realized that medical care needed to change. They started to study the human body and soon began to understand previously incomprehensible physiology that they also may have had incorrect beliefs about. One of the biggest discoveries
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Select 3 musical examples of Renaissance music‚ and describe their musical form. How do these pieces differ in texture from the Medieval period? In “Greensleves”‚ the musical form would be binary with two parts that both relate to each other such as a statement and a counterstatement also known as the AB form. “Country jig” also has a binary musical form with part A being repeated after part B. “ La girometta” has a ternary form with a statement‚ contrast‚ and return or ABA’. These pieces each
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Everyone knows what music is and that different instruments make many sounds‚ but do people know how preceding generations formed and influenced their descendants’ music? Not a lot of people know the changes that music went through during certain time periods. The Renaissance was a rebirth of creativity and a change in many areas. There were political‚ economic‚ and religious events in the periods around 1400-1600 that led to many changes. During the Renaissance‚ music was used for religious reasons
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During the Renaissance period‚ ideas and beliefs changed significantly. The focus became on humanism‚ individualism‚ and secular ideas. Humanism attached the greatest importance to the dignity and worth of the individual. This entirely new way of thinking began to circulate at this time‚ and the church lost much of its influence. The music lost its rigid meter count and became directly connected to humanity through phrases‚ textures‚ and the text. The focus shifted from God to man. This change would
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Princely Courts of the Early Renaissance Italian Renaissance princely courts were expected to be opulent‚ therefore‚ there were no the sumptuary restrictions to follow. Wealthy aristocrats like Cosimo de’ Medici were not allowed to openly display their wealth. Princely wealth was attained through conquest rather than through mercenary endeavors‚ and an open display of splendor reflected to the common people the ruler’s power and reinforced their belief that the state was a healthy entity. The
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