Download Renaissance Music KET Video Notes

Renaissance Music KET
Video Notes
Palestrina
• The Greatest Known Composer of the
Renaissance Time Period.
• Most of his career was in spent in service
to the church (Roman Catholic Church)
• He was and is considered to be the
“Master of Counterpoint”
– What is Counterpoint…let’s take a look…
Counterpoint/Polyphony
• Up to 4 individual lines that move together
in music.
• EACH LINE IS EQUALLY IMPORTANT
AND CONSIDERED A MELODY
• Imitation—the way that each melody is
“tweaked” and closely related to the “1st
Melody” of the song.
Homophony
• One Line is the most important…
• This important line is considered the
melody
• This is what you typically listen to on the
radio…Lead Singer with Back up
Instruments and Vocals…
– The Back Up Instruments and Vocals is also
called the Accompaniment