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The works of the Renaissance, whether it be music, literature or fine arts, carry some indescribable feeling of openness to the new, ingenuity, and cheerfulness. It is no coincidence that at this time there is a flourishing in all spheres of culture. Great geographical discoveries, the heliocentric system of the world by Nikolai Copernic, the invention of printing, the painting of Raphael, Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci, the literature of Dante, Petrarch and Shakespeare.
When did this era begin and why is it called that?
Christopher Columbus
Nikolai Copernic
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RENAISSANCE MUSIC ---
Il Bianco e Dolce Cigno
Leonardo da Vinci
Renaissance music is European music written from about the year 1400 to 1600. This section of time is called the Renaissance, a word which means “rebirth”. The Renaissance comes between the Middle Ages and the Baroque times.
During the Renaissance there was a rebirth of interest in ancient Greece and Rome. The Europeans of the Renaissance took ideas from the ancient people and developed their own.
Putting music into time sections does not mean that there were quick changes of type. Music changed slowly, and early Renaissance music was similar to Medieval music. Slowly music-writers started to try new ideas. A lot of medieval church music had become very hard with lots of rules about rhythms and clashes of notes to make dissonances. A lot of Renaissance composers wrote music which was smoother and more gentle. The music was still polyphonic with each voice having a share of melody. Music was starting to become more tonal(music has a tonic– that specific note on which music is the most stable and at rest). By the time the Baroque period started composers were using a system of major and minor keys like we do today.An important development during the Renaissance was music notation. Many musicians wrote books about music theory.
During the Renaissance one of the main forms of entertainment was music and dance.
Music became a part of everyday life as people began to play music and sing for enjoyment. They experimented with new types of instruments and combinations of voices. Music was both an art form and a form of entertainment.
All About the Renaissance for Kids:learn about the people and innovations that changed history
The Renaissance Music
Medieval and Renaissance Art
Who is Leonardo Da Vinchi?
Renaissance
1350-1600
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The works of the Renaissance, whether it be music, literature or fine arts, carry some indescribable feeling of openness to the new, ingenuity, and cheerfulness. It is no coincidence that at this time there is a flourishing in all spheres of culture. Great geographical discoveries, the heliocentric system of the world by Nikolai Copernic, the invention of printing, the painting of Raphael, Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci, the literature of Dante, Petrarch and Shakespeare.
When did this era begin and why is it called that?
Christopher Columbus
Nikolai Copernic
Leonardo da Vinci
Renaissance music is European music written from about the year 1400 to 1600. This section of time is called the Renaissance, a word which means “rebirth”. The Renaissance comes between the Middle Ages and the Baroque times.
During the Renaissance there was a rebirth of interest in ancient Greece and Rome. The Europeans of the Renaissance took ideas from the ancient people and developed their own.
Putting music into time sections does not mean that there were quick changes of type. Music changed slowly, and early Renaissance music was similar to Medieval music. Slowly music-writers started to try new ideas. A lot of medieval church music had become very hard with lots of rules about rhythms and clashes of notes to make dissonances. A lot of Renaissance composers wrote music which was smoother and more gentle. The music was still polyphonic with each voice having a share of melody. Music was starting to become more tonal(music has a tonic– that specific note on which music is the most stable and at rest). By the time the Baroque period started composers were using a system of major and minor keys like we do today.An important development during the Renaissance was music notation. Many musicians wrote books about music theory.
During the Renaissance one of the main forms of entertainment was music and dance.
Music became a part of everyday life as people began to play music and sing for enjoyment. They experimented with new types of instruments and combinations of voices. Music was both an art form and a form of entertainment.
All About the Renaissance for Kids:learn about the people and innovations that changed history
The Renaissance Music
Medieval and Renaissance Art
Who is Leonardo Da Vinchi?
Renaissance
1350-1600
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The works of the Renaissance, whether it be music, literature or fine arts, carry some indescribable feeling of openness to the new, ingenuity, and cheerfulness. It is no coincidence that at this time there is a flourishing in all spheres of culture. Great geographical discoveries, the heliocentric system of the world by Nikolai Copernic, the invention of printing, the painting of Raphael, Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci, the literature of Dante, Petrarch and Shakespeare.
When did this era begin and why is it called that?
Christopher Columbus
Nikolai Copernic
Leonardo da Vinci
Renaissance music is European music written from about the year 1400 to 1600. This section of time is called the Renaissance, a word which means “rebirth”. The Renaissance comes between the Middle Ages and the Baroque times.
During the Renaissance there was a rebirth of interest in ancient Greece and Rome. The Europeans of the Renaissance took ideas from the ancient people and developed their own.
Putting music into time sections does not mean that there were quick changes of type. Music changed slowly, and early Renaissance music was similar to Medieval music. Slowly music-writers started to try new ideas. A lot of medieval church music had become very hard with lots of rules about rhythms and clashes of notes to make dissonances. A lot of Renaissance composers wrote music which was smoother and more gentle. The music was still polyphonic with each voice having a share of melody. Music was starting to become more tonal(music has a tonic– that specific note on which music is the most stable and at rest). By the time the Baroque period started composers were using a system of major and minor keys like we do today.An important development during the Renaissance was music notation. Many musicians wrote books about music theory.
During the Renaissance one of the main forms of entertainment was music and dance.
Music became a part of everyday life as people began to play music and sing for enjoyment. They experimented with new types of instruments and combinations of voices. Music was both an art form and a form of entertainment.
All About the Renaissance for Kids:learn about the people and innovations that changed history
The Renaissance Music
Medieval and Renaissance Art
Who is Leonardo Da Vinchi?
Renaissance
1350-1600
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The works of the Renaissance, whether it be music, literature or fine arts, carry some indescribable feeling of openness to the new, ingenuity, and cheerfulness. It is no coincidence that at this time there is a flourishing in all spheres of culture. Great geographical discoveries, the heliocentric system of the world by Nikolai Copernic, the invention of printing, the painting of Raphael, Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci, the literature of Dante, Petrarch and Shakespeare.
When did this era begin and why is it called that?
Christopher Columbus
Nikolai Copernic
Leonardo da Vinci
Renaissance music is European music written from about the year 1400 to 1600. This section of time is called the Renaissance, a word which means “rebirth”. The Renaissance comes between the Middle Ages and the Baroque times.
During the Renaissance there was a rebirth of interest in ancient Greece and Rome. The Europeans of the Renaissance took ideas from the ancient people and developed their own.
Putting music into time sections does not mean that there were quick changes of type. Music changed slowly, and early Renaissance music was similar to Medieval music. Slowly music-writers started to try new ideas. A lot of medieval church music had become very hard with lots of rules about rhythms and clashes of notes to make dissonances. A lot of Renaissance composers wrote music which was smoother and more gentle. The music was still polyphonic with each voice having a share of melody. Music was starting to become more tonal(music has a tonic– that specific note on which music is the most stable and at rest). By the time the Baroque period started composers were using a system of major and minor keys like we do today.An important development during the Renaissance was music notation. Many musicians wrote books about music theory.
During the Renaissance one of the main forms of entertainment was music and dance.
Music became a part of everyday life as people began to play music and sing for enjoyment. They experimented with new types of instruments and combinations of voices. Music was both an art form and a form of entertainment.
All About the Renaissance for Kids:learn about the people and innovations that changed history
The Renaissance Music
Medieval and Renaissance Art
Who is Leonardo Da Vinchi?
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