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MUSIC: UNIT 2 RENAISSANCE - Coggle Diagram
MUSIC: UNIT 2 RENAISSANCE
Renaissance
humanism emerged
focus on human beings
knowledge
all humanity
guided by
the ideals of Ancient Greece
Tomás Luis de Victoria
chapel master & composer
religious music
'
O vos omnes
'
Polyphony
different melodies can be combined
homophony
counterpoint
motet
composition - several voices -
preexisting religious chant
Juan del Encina
poet, musician & playwright
secular music
villancico
'
Tan buen ganadico
'
Secular Music Themes
subjects
nature
love
mythology
madrigal
polyphonic
3 - 6 voices
villancico
from 'villager'
at first, nothing to do with religion
new villancicos - Christmas
Instrumental music
bowed string family
rebec
viol
plucked string family
lute
vihuela
wind
recorder
flute
sackbut
cornet
keyboard
organ
harpsichord
Timbre and harmonics
timbre: quality of sound -
distinguish the object emitting it
what distinguishes that same note played on different instruments are the vibrations accompanying the basic note
those vibrations: harmonics