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Answer in your journal using sentences.
You might have to guess – that’s okay!
Before After
_____ _____ 1. During the Renaissance, the middle and upper class hired
tutors to educate their children.
_____ _____ 2. Polyphonic music is when everyone performs the same
melody and rhythms at the same time.
_____ _____ 3. Chordal music is when the harmony and voice parts move
at the same time in chords.
_____ _____ 4. A madrigal is a non-religious (secular) song that people
sing and is often a love song.
_____ _____ 5. A motet is a non-religious song that people sing.
_____ _____ 6. A mass is a religious (sacred) song that people sing.
_____ _____ 7. The lute is a popular instrument during the Renaissance.
_____ _____ 8. Instrumental music was mostly for singing and dancing
during the Renaissance.
_____ _____ 9. Palestrina was the worst composer from the Renaissance.
Renaissance
Renaissance means “rebirth”- in this case,
it was a rebirth of Greek and Roman
culture.
It lasted from 1450-1600.
The middle and upper classes hired
people to educate their children.
The printing press was invented and
popularized the music of great composers.
Renaissance Music
Most Renaissance music is polyphonic –
two or more voices being heard with
different rhythms.
Near the end of the Renaissance, chordal
music appeared. The voices moved
together in chords.
Here are some questions
What does Renaissance mean?
Before After
_____ _____ 1. During the Renaissance, the middle and upper class hired
tutors to educate their children.
_____ _____ 2. Polyphonic music is when everyone performs the same
melody and rhythms at the same time.
_____ _____ 3. Chordal music is when the harmony and voice parts move
at the same time in chords.
_____ _____ 4. A madrigal is a non-religious (secular) song that people
sing and is often a love song.
_____ _____ 5. A motet is a non-religious song that people sing.
_____ _____ 6. A mass is a religious (sacred) song that people sing.
_____ _____ 7. The lute is a popular instrument during the Renaissance.
_____ _____ 8. Instrumental music was mostly for singing and dancing
during the Renaissance.
_____ _____ 9. Palestrina was the worst composer from the Renaissance.
Baroque
1600-1750
Baroque refers to highly decorated music
and art.
Unity – repeating rhythms and melodic
patterns
Sudden dynamic and tempo changes
Music was ornamented and improvised.
Baroque Music
Orchestras begin to form
Opera develops
Was written for and heard only by kings
and nobility and the Church
Venice, Italy was the center of Baroque
music
Harpsichord was more popular than the
piano.
Some Questions
Whattwo things could drastically change
in music from the Baroque period?
Did
the orchestras grow in size or shrink
towards the end of the time period?