GRADE 9 RENAISSANCE MUSIC FOR THE FIRST QUARTER Follow and subscribe on my Youtube channel for the Video of this presentation with voice over https://m.youtube.com/c/RoxanneLavarias If you want to have a copy of this presentation, just email me at roxannelynredrico@gmail.com

1. MUSIC
FIRST QUARTER
MUSIC OF MEDIEVAL,
RENAISSANCE AND BAROQUE
PERIOD
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2. Music of the Renaissance Period
(700 – 1400)

3. Short video clip of the
Renaissance Period

4. The term ― Renaissance comes from
the word ― renaitre which means
“rebirth”, “revival”, and “rediscovery”.
The Renaissance Period is a period of
“looking back to the Golden Age of
Greece and Rome.

5. The invention of printing in the 1400’s
paved the way for a wide distribution of
renaissance compositions. With the
emergence of the bourgeois class,
renaissance music became popular as
entertainment and activity for amateurs and
the educated.

6. LUTE was the prominent instrument of the
renaissance era. The influence of the Roman
Catholic Church started to decline as the new
music genre arose. Though sacred music was still
of great importance, secular music became more
prominent in the renaissance period. This era
was also known as the “golden age” of a capella
choral music.

7. Other historical facts during this era is the
discovery of the actual position of earth in
the solar system by Copernicus, the
invention of compass creating a wider
navigation not only of the lands but also of
the oceans, and Martin Luther’s Protestant
reformation.

8. Characteristics of Renaissance Music
• Mostly polyphonic
• Imitation among the voices is common
• Use of word painting in texts and music
• Melodic lines move in a flowing manner
• Melodies are easier to perform because these move
along a scale with a few large leaps

9. Vocal Music of the
Renaissance Period
MASS & MADRIGAL

10. 1. MASS
It is a form of sacred musical composition that sets
texts of the Eucharistic liturgy into music.
Characteristics of the Mass:
• Polyphonic
• May be sung a cappella or with orchestral accompaniment
• Text may be SYLLABIC (one note set to each syllable),
NEUMATIC (a few notes set to one syllable), or
MELISMATIC (many notes to one syllable)

11. MASS
Five Main Sections of Mass:
1. Kyrie (Lord Have Mercy)
2. Gloria (Glory to God in the Highest)
3. Credo (I Believe in One God)
4. Sanctus and Benedictus (Holy, holy and Blessed Is
He)
5. Agnus Dei (Lamb of God)

12. Listen to the music that features one of
the main sections of the mass.
“Gloria” by Joasquin de Prez

13. 2. MADRIGAL
A secular vocal polyphonic music
composition which originated from Italy.
It is written and expressed in a poetic text
and sung during courtly social gatherings.
It is the most important secular form
during the Renaissance period.

14. 2. MADRIGAL
Characteristics of the Madrigal:
• Polyphonic
• Sung a cappella
• Through–composed
• Frequently in 3 to 6 voices
Listen to ―April Is In My Mistress„ Face” by Thomas Morley

15. QUESTIONS?

16. Which music are you
familiar with? Why?

17. Which songs can you
relate with? Sacred or
secular music? Why?

18. Famous Composers of the Renaissance
Period
Giovanni Pierluigi da
Palestrina
Rome, 1525 -
February 2, 1594

19. GIOVANNI PIERLUIGI DA PALESTRINA
- is said to be the greatest master of Roman Catholic
Church music during the Renaissance period.
Majority of his compositions are sacred music. He
was committed to sacred music and has a keen
interest in satisfying the desires of church leaders in
the sixteenth century. Palestrina’s Pope Marcellus
Mass is held up as the perfect example of counter -
reformation style. Kyrie is part of the first two sections
of the Pope Marcellus Mass.

20. Famous Composers of the Renaissance
Period
Thomas Morley (1557 – 1602)
Morley was born in Norwich, East England, the son of
a brewer. He was a singer in the local cathedral from his
boyhood, and he became master of choristers there in
1583.Thomas Morley was the most famous composer
of secular music in his time.

21. His works include:
– Fire, Fire, My Heart
– Sing and Chant It
– Fantasie
– April Is In My Mistress‟ Face
– It Was A Lover and His Lass

22. Based on what you have heard, do you
agree that the compositions of
Palestrina and Morley reflect their
personalities? Why or Why not?

23. PREPARED BY:
ROXANNE LYN L. REDRICO
MAPEH TEACHER
Mariano Marcos Memorial High School
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