Music (Renaissance (16th centrury)) Unit 2

Leonardo Da Vinci

Chronology

Renaissance music

Cultural context

15th-16th centrury

Social context

Renaissance

Humanism

Humans are the centre of universe.

"Rebirth" it consist on following the ideals of Classic Culture, Grece and Rome

Beauty, Harmonic and proportion in man and nature

Religion is divided into Catholics and Protestants

Martin Luker, a German Monk and musician started the Protestant Reformation

He was an Italian artist, painter, sculptor, engineer, scientist, theorist and architect

He studied the proportions of human body in his work

Virtuvian Man

Trading routes and colonies were established in the world

Invetion of the printing press by Gutenberg (Germany 1440)

Scientific and geographic discoveries

Monarchies had power and laid the basis of modern state

America was discovered by Christropher Columbus in 1492

It helped to spread culture knowledge

Italy

Music reflects people's feelings

Music helps to spread religious ideas by means of lyrics

Patron

Music is considered a symbol of wealth and social rank, taking part of religions events and important ceremonies

It is the cultural centre of Europe

hapiness, sadness, love, hate...

Powerful and rich people who supported and financed the work of artists

Patrons: Medici/Borgia

Patrons

They belonged to the bourgeoise, nobility and the Church

They were powerful and rich people who supported and financed the work of intellectuals and artists

The artists were from humble and poor families

The medici (Florence) Italy, helped artists such as

Miguel Ángel, Da vinci and Botticelli

The Borgia, supported artists such as

Tizano o el Bosco

The Borgia were from Spain and they became very important in italy

Religious music

Religious vocal forms

Leonardo da Vinci: Mona Lisa

Miguel Ángel: La Pieta (La piedad) / Capilla sixtina

religious ideas

Catholics used Latin and Protestants used vernacular

Motet

Mass

Chorale

Simple structure in vernacular, created by Martin Luther

Long composition written in Latin

Religious form with differents parts

Secular vocal forms

Polyphony: Vocal music + instruments

Vernacular language: the language of every country

Music in the court and place to entertain and enjoy

Topics: love, death, passion, hate, happines, sadness, fer anger

Secular vocals forms

Madrigal (Italy): music and text in vernacular, abaut love or humour

Chanson (France): Several voices and instruments, abaut brave knights

Villancico (Spain): a voice with music, in three parts, abaut human feelings

Instrumental groups

High Musical groups: Instruments with loud sound to play outdoors

brass and percussion

Low Musical groups: instruments with soft sound to play intdoors, palaces and chrurches

Importans musicians

Spain

Italy

Tomas Luis de Victoria (Religious)

Ave María

Juan del Encima (Secular)

Hoy comamos y bebamos

Palestina(Religious)

Misa del Papa Marcelo

Renaisance Features Nowadays: Pholyphony

Vocal music and different groups

Religious

Gospel: "God-Spell", word of God. They talk abaut religious topics and their values

They can be seen in Evangelical churches in America

Secular music

Lirical: II Divo, voice is used perfectly

Pop: Aurryn, polyphony, different voices

Jazz: The manhattan Transfer

The Beatles, I feel fine

Rhapsody th Queen, Bohemian

ABBA, Mamma Mia

Freddy Mercury and Monserrat Caballé

Barcelona/ How can I go on

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Wodwind and string

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