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Renaissance
1450-1600
Historical Events of the
Renaissance Time Period
1431 – Joan of Arc burned
at the stake
1455 – Printing Press was
invented
1475 – Michaelangelo was
born
1492 – Columbus discovers
America
Historical Events of the
Renaissance Time Period
1500 – First pencil
1517 – Martin Luther
posts 95 theses
1553 – Violin began to
develop
1564 – Shakespeare was
born
Important Facts
1435- Gutenberg press
invented
1465 – 1st printed music
appears
1503-1506 – Mona Lisa is
painted by da Vinci
1508-1512 –Sistine Chapel is
Important Facts
1509 – Henry VIII becomes
King of England
1517 – Protestant
reformation begins in
Germany
1519 – Cortez conquers
Mexico
General Facts
After the dark ages,
the period of
enlightenment
The rebirth of
humanism
More artistic
Instruments of the
Renaissance
Violin was developed
Lute was at the height of
popularity
Bagpipes were created
and played on Scottish
battlefields
Instruments of the
Renaissance
Clavichord was developed
(early piano)
Instruments were used for
dance music
Instrumentalists began to
improvise
Vocal Music
Chant is still used in church
and by monks
Mass was created (sung part
of the Eucharist)
Motets – sacred pieces
Madrigals – Italian secular
pieces
Vocal Music
Chansons – French secular
songs
Secular music began to sing
about courtly love (new idea)
Women made music outside
of church and were gradually
allowed to sing in church
Men’s voices imitated women
Composers
William Byrd
Giovanni Gabrielli
Giovanni Palestrina
John Dowland
Ars Nova (New
Art)
Creativity
Improvisation
Composers emphasized human
emotions
Music became more lively and
up beat
Polyphony was developed
(canon-round
)
Important Vocabulary
Renaissance period
A cappella
Lute
Sacred music
Secular music
Madrigal
Polyphony
canzona