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