1. RENAISSANCE TO BAROQUE Welcome to Music History

2. Composers and their dates Renaissance Composers:  Giovanni Palestrina: 1525 – 1594  Known for writing Catholic music  Claudio Monteverdi: 1567 – 1643  One of the first composers to write opera – “L’Orfeo” Baroque Composers:  Antonio Vivaldi: 1678 – 1741  Known for writing the “Four Seasons”  Georg Philipp Telemann: 1681 – 1767  Wrote A LOT of music  Johann Sebastian Bach: 1685 – 1750  20 children  Wrote Toccata and Fugue in d minor  Georg Friedrich Händel: 1685 – 1759  Wrote The Messiah (Hallelujah Chorus)

3. Renaissance Music Era  Renaissance (French – “rebirth”):  Renewal of European interest in ancient Greek and Roman cultures.  Artistry and writing was secular as well as religious  Music and art was geared not only towards a religious nature but now also towards achieving a fulfilled life on earth.  Music of the Renaissance:  Canon - when several voices sing the same melody but enter at different times, or enter simultaneously but sing at different tempos  Mass – Music written to follow the Catholic Mass  Madrigal - a poetic form set to music; sung in Italy and popular in the late 16 th and early 17 th centuries  Motet – (From Fr. “mot” = word) – Polyphonic vocal piece usually sung in Latin with sacred text.

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5. The Catholic Mass – 5 parts Kyrie e Leison: Lord Have Mercy Gloria in excelsis Deo: Glory to God in the highest Credo: Creed/credence: statement of belief Sanctus: Sanctify or make holy  Benedictus: benediction – blessing Agnus Dei: Lamb of God

6. Baroque Music Era  Baroque – (Port. – barroco = “misshapen” as in a bulbous pearl)  Period of music history from ca. 1580 – ca. 1730  Relating to a style of European architecture, music and art of the 17 th and 18 th centuries that was very detailed and ornate  Examples: Palace of Versailles and work of Bernini in Italy (St. Peter’s Basilica)  Music of the Baroque era:  Opera – Dramatic stage composition, ordinarily in two or more acts with costumes, sets and scenery  Cantata – Composition for solo voice usually with instrumental accompaniment; sometimes sacred  Chamber music – Ensemble music with only one instrument per part  Orchestral music – Large ensemble music with multiple instrument per part  Concerto – Composition for one or more soloists performing with instrumental or orchestral accompaniment

7. Baroque Instruments