RENAISSANCE TO BAROQUE Welcome to Music History. Composers and their dates Renaissance Composers: ...

Renaissance Music Era  Renaissance (French – “rebirth”):  Renewal of European interest in ancient Greek and Roman cultures.  Artistry and writing was secular as well as religious  Music and art was geared not only towards a religious nature but now also towards achieving a fulfilled life on earth.  Music of the Renaissance:  Canon - when several voices sing the same melody but enter at different times, or enter simultaneously but sing at different tempos  Mass – Music written to follow the Catholic Mass  Madrigal - a poetic form set to music; sung in Italy and popular in the late 16 th and early 17 th centuries  Motet – (From Fr. “mot” = word) – Polyphonic vocal piece usually sung in Latin with sacred text.