MUS 160A Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: History Of Pittsburgh, Johan Huizinga, Religious Text
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Lecture 13: josquin and the renaissance: the idea of renaissance, what do you think of when someone mentions the term. Humanism: term was irst used by 19th-century historians like jacob burkhardt and. Johan huizinga: historians identify 3 main characteristics: secularism, humanism, and rebirth of interest in the works of classical antiquity. Humanism and musica poetica: contrasting scholasticism and humanism. Text commenting on text commenting on text leading back to some authority (ex the bible) Also looked to past authority (ancient greeks and. How to speak and write well; clarity of expression. Stuia humanitatis: grammar, poetry, rhetoric, moral philosophy, history: studia humanitatis. Stuia humanitatis: grammar, poetry, rhetoric, moral philosophy, history. Terms date back to medieval period: musica theoretica rules governing the organization of music, musica practica the way in which music is performed. This term added in 1500s: musica poetica application of talent or genius to musica theoretica.
