Did you

know? Renaissance Period

It was only during the

Renaissance Period that
people discovered the earth
was round and that it
revolves around the sun?
Renaissance was a period of
time from the 14th to the 17th
century in Europe.
 Renaissance means
“rebirth”. This period saw
rebirth in knowledge.
Learning science, and the
arts
 Christopher Columbos discovered
America, Michelangelo was painting
the Sistine Chapel, William
Shakesphere was writing plays and
Leonardo da Vinci was making great
advancement in art, music and science.
 Christopher Columbos discovered
America, Michelangelo was painting
the Sistine Chapel, William
Shakesphere was writing plays and
Leonardo da Vinci was making great
advancement in art, music and science.
Music had two functions during the
Renaissance period:

Sacred Music

Secular Music
Renaissance Sacred music 

was an extension of Gregorian

chant, a style music that was
also unaccompanied by
instruments
 Renaissance Sacred music 
The most important music of the
early Renaissance was composed for use by
the church—polyphonic (made up of several
simultaneous melodies) masses and motets in
Latin for important churches and court
chapels.
 Renaissance Sacred music 
With the rise of Renaissance composers
concentrated their musical settings on the
ordinary, the fixed portion of the mass that was
sung daily. This practice brought into the
prominence of the five main section of the mass:
Kyrie (Lord have mercy upon us….), Gloria (Glory
be to thee….), Credo (I believe in God the
Father….), Sanctus (Holy, Holy, Holy….) and Agnus
Dei (O Lamb of God…).
 Renaissance Secular music 

Secular music is
any music not written for the
church.
Renaissance Secular music 

Secular music in the Middle Ages

included love songs, political satire,
dances, and dramatical works, but also
moral subjects, even religious but just
not for church use.
Instrumental Dance Forms

Instrumental music throughout

the Renaissance was closely
associated with vocal music. 
Instrumental Dance Forms

A number of dance types

became popular.
 Instrumental Dance Forms
Pavane (slow dance)
Galliard (lively and complicated)
Allemande (simple dance)
Ronde or round dance
(lively romp and performed in a circles)
INSTRUMENTS

Instruments were related to the same

string, woodwind, brass, percussion and
keyboard that exist today.
INSTRUMENTS

In general, the tone of quality of

Renaissance music was softer. The
instruments were far from perfected.
INSTRUMENTS

And not to many technical difficulties

were put in front of the players.
INSTRUMENTS
It was also during this period that
families of instruments started to
develop. These families were called
consorts. This is were we get the word
concert.