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Renaissance Music

Renaissance Music. 1400-1600. Renaissance- Rebirth Examine life in terms of individualism and humanism Individualism- new self awareness and self assurance Humanism- belief in the importance of the humanities Madrigal- two or more voices in secular text

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Renaissance Music

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  1. Renaissance Music 1400-1600

  2. Renaissance- Rebirth • Examine life in terms of individualism and humanism • Individualism- new self awareness and self assurance • Humanism- belief in the importance of the humanities • Madrigal- two or more voices in secular text • Development of movable type made it possible for music to be copied and distributed • Development of commerce and international trading made it possible for composers to be heard outside of their country

  3. Guillaume Dufay • Leading composer of his time • First composer to use a secular melody as a basis for a mass

  4. Giovanni Pierluigida Palestrina • Represented musicians in the Council of Trent and showed the Catholic church that polyphony could be used tastefully • Progress towards convincing the church that instruments had a place in church services. • Was asked to rewrite the church’s mass book.

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