The origins of Western music taught through examples, conversation, and context.
Here is a list of some of the topics we will cover:
- Politics of the world during the renaissance
- Europe during the renaissance
- Musical training
- The music of Jusquin Desprez
- The age of the castrato
- New compositional techniques in the renaissance
- New tuning systems in the renaissance
- The dawn of printed music
- The music of John Dunstable
- The polyphonic mass
- The music of DuFay
- Chanson
- The music of Busnoy
- The Mass in the renaissance
- The music of Ockeghem
- The reformation’s effects on music
- Music in the Lutheran church
- Music in the Calvinist church
- Music in the Church of England
- Catholic music after the reformation
- Jewish music
- The amateur musician
- The development of song in Spain, Italy, France, Germany, and England
- The Italian madrigal
- Instruments of the renaissance
- Dance Music
- And much, much more!
01
Introduction & Welcome
Welcome to Music History, Part 2!
Introduction
Copyright Information
List of Listening Examples
Previously on “The Complete History of Music….”
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The Big Picture
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What was the Renaissance? What was the Reformation? Let’s take a big-picture look at what was happening in the world (especially in Europe) at the time before we dive into more detail.
What is the renaissance?
Europe in the renaissance
Music in the renaissance
Musical training
The music of Josquin Desprez
The age of the castrato
New compositional techniques
Tuning systems
Printed music
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Merry Old England
Next, let’s focus in on what was happening in England, and look at some of the composers working there.
England’s influence
The music of John Dunstable
The polyphonic mass
The music of Guillaume Dufay
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1450 – 1520: The Franco-Flemish Composers
As printed music and court travels began to influence composers from all areas, we start to see many different national musics blending. This was none more true than with the Franco-Flemish composers.
The early 16th century style
Chanson
The music of Antoine Busnois
Masses
The music of Johannes Ockeghem
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The Reformation: 1517 – 1648
With most music (and most composers) finding their home in the church, when the church began to split (the reformation), music underwent some major change as well.
The reformation’s effect on music
Music in the Lutheran church
Music in the Calvinist Church
Music in the Church of England
The effects of the reformation on catholic music
What about jewish music?
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The Song: Secular Music in the 16th Century
While all of the previously discussed changes were happening with sacred music, secular music was coming into its own with many different type of songs.
The amateur musician
Song in Spain
Song in Italy
The Madrigal
Song in France
Song in Germany
Song in England
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Instrumental Music in the Renaissance
When we talk about renaissance music, we mostly talk about vocal music. We know less about the instrumental music happening, because it often wasn’t written down. But we do know a few things….
The instruments of the renaissance
Dance music
Settings and adaptations
Instrumental music on its own
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Wrap Up
What next? The Baroque!
What next? The Baroque!
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