Renaissance Era (1400–1600) (Junior Cert Music): Flashcards
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Renaissance Era time period
Renaissance Era time period
c. 1400-1600
Meaning of 'Renaissance'
Meaning of 'Renaissance'
Rebirth
Printing press invention year
Printing press invention year
1440
Polyphonic texture
Polyphonic texture
Several independent melody lines played/sung together
Imitation in Renaissance music
Imitation in Renaissance music
One voice starts melody, others copy entering one by one
Two types of Renaissance music
Two types of Renaissance music
Sacred (religious) & secular (non-religious)
Renaissance music basis (not major/minor)
Renaissance music basis (not major/minor)
Modes
Four common Renaissance instruments
Four common Renaissance instruments
Lute, viol, recorder, harpsichord
Thomas Tallis (dates & nationality)
Thomas Tallis (dates & nationality)
1505-1585, English
Thomas Tallis famous work
Thomas Tallis famous work
If Ye Love Me
Palestrina (dates & nationality)
Palestrina (dates & nationality)
c. 1525-1594, Italian
Palestrina famous work
Palestrina famous work
Missa Papae Marcelli
William Byrd dates
William Byrd dates
1540-1623
William Byrd famous work
William Byrd famous work
Ave Verum Corpus