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The renaissance
Cultural context
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Invention of the printing press by Gutenberg(Germany 1440): it helped to spread culture and knowledge.
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Renaissance music
Music is considered a symbol of wealth and social rank, taking part of religious events and important ceremonies.
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Music reflects people's feelings: happiness, sadness, love, hate...
Patrons: Medici/ Borgia
They belonged to the bourgeoisie, nobility and the church. They were powerful and rich people with supported and financed the work of intelactuals and artist.
The artist were from humble, and poor families.
Medici (Florence), Italy, helped artists such as Miguel, Angel, Da Vinci.
Borgia, supported artists such as Tiziano o El Biosco. The Borgia were from Spain and they became very important in Italy.
Religious vocal forms
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Chorale: simple structure in vernacular, created by Martin Luther.
Secular vocal music
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Topics: love, death, passion, hate...
Secular vocal forms
Madrigal (Italy): music and text in vernacular, about love or humour.
Chanson (France): serveral voices and instruments, aboit brave knights.
Villancico (Spain): human feelings, three parts.
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Social context
Renaissance: "rebith", it consist on following the ideals of Classic Culture, Greece and Rome: beauty, harmony and proportion in man and nature.
Humanism: humans are the centre of the universe.
Relation is divided into Catholics and Protestants.
Martin Luther, a Ger,man monk and musician started the Protestand Feformation.
Instrumental groups
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Low musical groups: instruments with soft sound to play indoors, palaces and churches: woodwind and strings.
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Leonardo Da Vinci
He was an Italianartist, painter, sculptor, engineer, scientist, theorist and architect. He studies the proportions of human body in his work, Vitruvian Man.
Religious music
The lyries became very important to spread religious ideas, with a clear and simple message.
Catholics used Latin and Protestants used vernacular (their own language).
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