Music 9 - Q1 - Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque Music Presentation

1. music 9 Quarter 1 week 1&2
Medieval,
Renaissance, &
baroque Music

2. Objectives:
Describe the musical elements of
selected vocal and instrumental
music of Medieval and Renaissance.
Explain the performance practice
(setting, composition, role of
composers/performers, and
audience) during Medieval, and
Renaissance;
Relate Medieval and Renaissance to
other art forms and their history
within the era.
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3. Introductory
Activity

4. Activity 1
Write the letter of your chosen answers in your notebook.

5. Activity 1
Write the letter of your chosen answers in your notebook.

6. Activity 2
Write the letter of your chosen answers in your notebook.

8. Medieval Music

9. Medieval-era music centered around
the church.
Although secular music existed
during Medieval times, most
surviving Medieval compositions
were written as liturgical music.
Medieval Music

10. The Medieval period started when Rome fell.
Without a powerful state to reinforce control,
barbarians started a violent invasion.
Historical Background of Medieval Music

11. Meanwhile, Christians figured out that converting these
barbarians to Christianity might stop their violence. They
succeeded in their plans and the converted barbarians, were in
turn, used for the crusades.
Historical Background of Medieval Music
Conversion to Christianity of Barbarians Crusades

12. With much travel from place to place and lack of sanitation, a disease
spread called ‘Black Death”. Meanwhile, a city in Italy called
“Florence” started to clean their surroundings to fight this disease
and eventually became prosperous which come to be the “Cradle of
the Renaissance” thus ending the Medieval period.
Historical Background of Medieval Music
Black Death

13. Gregorian Chant
Gregorian Chant or plainsong is the sacred vocal music of
the Medieval period. It came from the name of the pope who
compiled them, Pope Gregory.
sacred: relates to religion, church,
or worship
vocal music: music that uses the
human voice as a medium
medieval period: a historical period
from around 300 CE to 1400 CE
Pope Gregory I

14. Characteristics of Gregorian Chant
A cappella: vocal music performed without
using musical instruments. It is pure voice or
voices!
Monophonic: a piece of music having only one
melodic line.
It is without 2nd voice or blending of voices!

15. Free meter: a piece of music
without a fixed or regular beat.
Sung by male singers only
Uses church modes (“these are
like our do-re-mi, but having
different tones”)
Uses neumes for notation
Characteristics of Gregorian Chant
Neumes

17. Troubadours were traveling
musicians who accompanied their
own singing with string
instruments like lutes, dulcimers,
vielles, psalteries, and hurdy-
gurdies.
Troubadours were particularly
popular during the twelfth century.
Troubadours and trouvères of Medieval
Music

19. Trouvères were poet-
musicians who
typically belonged to
the nobility.
They sang in an Old
French dialect called
langue d'oil.
Troubadours and trouvères of
Medieval Music

20. RENAISSANCE Music

21. Comparison of Society Before and During
Renaissance Period

22. Mass: sacred vocal music
Madrigal: secular vocal music (“Secular is simply the
reverse of sacred. Madrigal is a song not intended for
the church or religion”)
Renaissance Music: the music of Europe from 1450 to
1600.
There are two types of Renaissance Vocal Music:
1.
2.
Renaissance Music

23. Comparison between Medieval and
Renaissance Music

24. Comparison between Medieval and
Renaissance Music

25. Music Form Composer Titles
Mass: sacred music of
the Renaissance period
“Missa Papae Marcelli”
●Kyrie • Sanctus
●Gloria • Agnus Dei
●Credo
Music Forms, Representative Composer and Titles
Giovanni Pierluigi da
Palestrina

26. Music Form Composer Titles
Madrigal: secular music
of the Renaissance
period
“April is in My Mistress
Face”
Music Forms, Representative Composer and Titles
Thomas Morley

28. BAROQUE Music

29. The Baroque period of music occurred from
roughly 1600 to 1750.
Baroque came from the Portuguese word
‘barocco’ which means “irregular-shaped
pearl”.
Baroque Music

30. 4. Very Dramatic
1. Grandiose
2. Over Decorated/
Ornamented
3. Contrast
General Characteristics of Baroque Period

31. Characteristics of
Baroque Period
Characteristics of Baroque Music
Grandiose
Characteristics of Baroque Music
Pipe Organ
Hallelujah Chorus by
Handel

32. Characteristics of
Baroque Period
Characteristics of Baroque Music
Over Decorated/
Over Ornamented
Characteristics of Baroque Music
Brandenburg Concerto no. 3, by Jo-hann Sebastian
Bach

33. Characteristics of
Baroque Period
Characteristics of Baroque Music
Contrast
Characteristics of Baroque Music
Dynamic Contrast
When you listen to Baroque music with a fast
tempo, you will hear sudden changes in dynamics.
“That’s the contrast between loud and soft
sounds!”

35. Characteristics of
Baroque Period
Characteristics of Baroque Music
Contrast
Characteristics of Baroque Music
Tonal Contrast
Basso Continuo – the combination of;
Harpsichord – high sound/high pitch
Double bass – low sound/low pitch
“That’s the contrast between high and low sounds!”

37. Characteristics of
Baroque Period
Characteristics of Baroque Music
Very Dramatic
Characteristics of Baroque Music

38. Solo Concerto: consist of one (1) soloist and the
orchestra
Concerto Grosso: consists of a group of
soloists (“Concertino”) and the orchestra
(“Ripieno”)
Instrumental Forms
There are two (2) leading instrumental forms of
Baroque music:
1.
2.
Music Forms of Baroque Period

39. “Soloist” “Orchestra” Solo Concerto

40. “Concertino” “Ripieno” Concerto Grosso
(groupofsoloists) (orchestra)

41. Opera: large vocal music complete with
storyline, characters, props, and acting and
staging
Oratorio: large vocal music with story and
characters but without props andacting and
staging
Vocal Forms
There are two (2) leading vocal forms on Baroque
music:
1.
2.
Music Forms of Baroque Period

42. Opera

43. Oratorio

44. Composers of Baroque Music
JohannSebastianBach
MinuetinG
BranderburgConcertos
Compositions:

45. Composers of Baroque Music
GeorgeFriedrichHandel
WaterMusic Halleluiah,fromMessiah
FireworksMusic
Compositions:

46. Composers of Baroque Music
AntonioVivaldi
The Four Seasons (Spring, Summer, Autumn,
Winter)
Compositions:

47. Composers of Baroque Music
JohannPachelbel
CanoninD
Compositions:

48. Thank You