Monday, September 18, 2006

Renaissance Music: Links & Study Sheet (9/11 update)

Here some links to pictures / info / movies relating to Renaissance music:

Pictures from an Early music course in Finland - note all the people playing Renaissance type instruments

This page - by Arto Wikla - has several movies of Arto playing the Lute.

The Early Music store offers modern replicas of Renaissance style instruments.


Study Ideas:
Characteristics of music: a cappella, polyphonic, flowing, word painting
Types of pieces: Mass, motet, madrigal
Composers: Machaut - first polyphonic settings of the mass Ordinary
How composers made a living
Instrumental: dance suite

Get a copy of the powerpoint I used in class - that will give you a good outline.

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