Music History a look into the Medieval and Renaissance period

1. Music Historya look into the Medieval and Renaissance period By Mr. Evans

2. Do Now!!! • What constitutes good music? • How is it made? • Do you need a degree to make it? If not, why? • How does it sound? • When does it sound bad?

3. Lets find out

4. Important Dates and LiteratureMedieval • The Medieval period was within 500-1400 A.D. • Key composers and events in this period are; • 6th Century Rule of St. Benedict • 7th Century OrdoRomanus • 1360 Missa Notre Dame • 13th Century Bamberg Codex • Medieval vocal music had three different vocal parts, composed one at a time. • Medieval composers where not interested in chords, more single voices.

5. Khosrovidukht an Armenianhymnographerand poetwho lived during the 8th century. One of the earliest women musicians, she is recorded as having been a member of the royal family, but here accounts differ as to her historical importance. Some sources hold that in the 8th-century, her brother was abducted by MuslimArabs; following this, she was taken to the fortress of Ani-Kamakh, now known as Kemah, where she lived in isolation for twenty years. • Khosrovidukht is reputed to be the composer of a šarakan, or canonical hymn, titled "Zarmanali e Ints" ("Wondrous it is to me"). According to some sources, it honors the memory of her brother, who was assassinated in 737 for converting to Christianity. Although the subject of the piece is secular, it was sanctioned for use in services by the Armenian Church.

6. Important dates and LiteratureRenaissance • Renaissance means rebirth • Is the name of a European cultural period that falls between the Middle Ages and the Baroque era. • Describes a style of philosophy: • Visual arts • Architecture • Theater • Literture • Music for this period. • Musical styles moved to Renaissance from Medievel around 1450 and lasted to 1600. • Vocal music ruled in the early Renaisance.

7. continued • Motets and masses where common in church. • Secular music was common as well • This is when three or four parts are played with no music. • Renaissance vocal music four or more vocal parts were written together. Each part imitated the voice before it, using the same words. • Renaissance composers where interested in chords. • Style of music used polyphony. • In the late Renaissance, composers usually doubled the vocal instruments in band arrangements. So instrument players usually didn’t have any music to play. • Music for instruments didn’t get composed until 1511. • Michael Praetoriuswrote the book Syntagmamusicum (Treatuse of Music) in 1618 • Polyphony is a texture consisting of two or more independent melodic voices, as opposed to music with just one voice (monophony) or music with one dominant melodic voice accompanied by chords. • Motet/Mass an unaccompanied choral composition with sacred lyrics; intended to be sung as part of a church service; originated in the 13th century

8. Continued…………. • Renaissance musicians played organ, harpsichord, sackbut(trombone), • Cornetto(a small, slightly curved trumpet without a bell) • Recorder • flute • Krummhorn • Occasions • Harp • Viola • The lute ( a long necked, oval-bodied, guitar-like instrument with many strings) was an instrument for royal courts • Instruments of this time where also used for social gatherings. • Improvisation gave way to the standard of European dance forms. • YouTube - Carl Orff: CarminaBurana

9. Composers • Leonel Power (1370 to 1385 – 5 June 1445) was an English composer of the late Medieval and early Renaissance eras. Along with John Dunstaple, he was one of the major figures in English music in the early 15th century. • YouTube - Alma Redemptoris Mater • John Dunstaple or Dunstable (c. 1390 – 24 December 1453 was an English composer of polyphonic music of the late medieval era and early Renaissance. He was one of the most famous composers active in the early 15th century, a near-contemporary of Leonel Power, and was widely influential, not only in England but on the continent, especially in the developing style of the Burgundian School. • YouTube - Veni Creator Spiritus @ Notre-Dame de ParisRelated Videos

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11. Do Later!!! • What constitutes good music? • How is it made? • Do you need a degree to make it? If not, why? • How does it sound? • When does it sound bad?