Transcript Renaissance - Nelson County School District

Renaissance
1450-1600
Historical Events of the
Renaissance Time Period
1431 – Joan of Arc burned at the
stake
1455 – Printing Press was
invented
1475 – Michaelangelo was born
1492 – Columbus discovers
America
Historical Events of the
Renaissance Time Period
1500 – First pencil
1517 – Martin Luther posts 95
theses
1553 – Violin began to
develop
1564 – Shakespeare was born
Important Facts
1435- Gutenberg press invented
1465 – 1st printed music appears
1503-1506 – Mona Lisa is painted
by da Vinci
1508-1512 –Sistine Chapel is
painted by Michelangelo
Important Facts
1509 – Henry VIII becomes King
of England
1517 – Protestant reformation
begins in Germany
1519 – Cortez conquers Mexico
1588 – Spanish Armada is
defeated
General Facts
After the dark ages, the
period of enlightenment
The rebirth of humanism
More artistic freedom
Instruments of the
Renaissance
Violin was developed
Lute was at the height of
popularity
Bagpipes were created and
played on Scottish battlefields
Instruments of the
Renaissance
Clavichord was developed (early
piano)
Instruments were used for dance
music
Instrumentalists began to
improvise
Vocal Music
Chant is still used in church and
by monks
Mass was created (sung part of
the Eucharist)
Motets – sacred pieces
Madrigals – Italian secular pieces
Vocal Music
Chansons – French secular songs
Secular music began to sing
about courtly love (new idea)
Women made music outside of
church and were gradually
allowed to sing in church
Men’s voices imitated women
Composers
William Byrd
Giovanni Gabrielli
Giovanni Palestrina
John Dowland
Ars Nova (New Art)
Creativity
Improvisation
Composers emphasized human
emotions
Music became more lively and up
beat
Polyphony was developed (canonround
)
Important Vocabulary
Renaissance period
A cappella
Lute
Sacred music
Secular music
Madrigal
Polyphony
canzona