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MUSIC OF THE RENAISSANCE The Renaissance was a period of widespread curiosity. It is when people began exploring the word, understanding nature and investigating the systems of the human body. Beauty was valued and life was lived through the senses. HISTORY AND SOCIETY In the Renaissance (1450-1600), feudal power began to break down a little and cities and trade began becoming more and more important. Economic power was held in different centers: in what is now Belgium and its surroundings, the northern Italian Peninsula, Rome, England and Spain. MUSIC Music was no longer made with a single voice, people began experimenting with a combination of many voices. 1. Religious music There was a division in the Christian religion. A group of people led by Martin Luther separated from the Catholic faith because they saw that the Church was becoming corrupt; it charged money for everything and was distant from the reality of the people. The music was very complicated and the people did not make it their own. 1.1. Protestant music It was sung in local languages, with clear melodies that were easy to remember, with all of the voices singing at the same time. The melodies were inspired by popular music. 1.2. Catholic music Catholic music continued to be sung in Latin and the compositions were very complicated with melody lines that linked to one another: counterpoint (several melodies played over time, each independent of the others, none of which is the main melody. This is a horizontal perception of music).

Counterpoint

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Composers: Duffay, Cristobal de Morales or Tomas Luis de Victoria. 2. Secular music During that period there were two types of music: a softer, more sensitive style that was listened to inside palaces and another louder style for parties and played outside, in the street. The courts were the centers of music. There was very good music in the court of the Catholic Monarchs. It became an important hub of musical activity. 2.1. Vocal music It is composed in regional languages, about love and villages (villancico) and with homophonic stile (Two or more voices sound at the same time. They have the same rhythm and syllables in the lyrics. Ii is a vertical perception of music). There were songs in different voices with accompaniment.

Homophony

These song were compiled in songbooks. Songbooks were published with collections of works like the Palace Songbook (Cancionero de Palacio). It is a look back at the songs of the era of the Catholic Monarchs. It has over four hundred compositions that were listened to at court as well as other locations where common people gathered. There are songs for celebrations and more serious pieces. Most of them are in Spanish and Juan de la Encina wrote a lot of compositions. 2.2. Instrumental music - consorts Consorts are instrumental ensembles. They have a single instrument but with different ranges. Based on the size, they are instruments with deeper or higher sounds. This is music for families of recorders or viols (soprano, alto, tenor and bass). These consorts play secular music like dances with homophonic stile. Composers: John Dowland.

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Viols Recorders