Music 1102A/B Final: The Renaissance
24 Oct 2017
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The renaissance: recovery of knowledge lost during the middle age, humanism: movement that explored human interests and values through science, philosophy, and the arts, renaissance composers united words and music more than ever before. Music for catholics and protestants: lutheran reformation in 1517, feudal land owners determined faith and politics of their realms, protestant composers wrote liturgical music in languages other than latin, catholic composers wrote music to inspire faithful. Music in growing markets: first contact with (cid:498)new world(cid:499) in fifteenth century. Ideal (cid:498)renaissance man(cid:499) was knowledgeable in a variety of subjects: demand for music and the arts grew, the book of the courtier recommends learning to sing and play an instrument. A new sense of individuality: growing confidence in human reason, renaissance drama emphasized lifelike characters, renaissance composers captured human emotion. Information technology 2. 0: the printing press changed transmission of information.
