Renaissance Period Study文艺复兴时期研究.ppt

Renaissance Period Study Music, Culture, and Ideas from 1450-1600 Musical Time Periods in Western Music Ancient Medieval RENAISSANCE Baroque Classical Romantic 20th Century B.C. – 475 A.D. 475 A. D. – 1450 1450 – 1600 1600 – 1750 1750 – 1825 1825 – 1910 1910 - Current The RENSAISSANCE Means “Rebirth” 14th – 17th Centuries Began in Florence, Italy Was a cultural movement Italian Political Climate 1500, AD Exploration Columbus sailed from Spain across the Atlantic Ocean to the West Indies. Vasco da Gama sailed from Portugal, around Africa to Calicut in India. Ferdinand Magellan leads a expedition to sail around the world. Sir Francis Drake completes the second voyage around the world. Black Death The Bubonic Plague Famous Art and Artists Leonardo da Vinci Famous Art and Artists Michelangelo Famous Art and Artists Raphael Architecture Architecture Literature William Shakespeare Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quixotte Dante Alighieri, The Divine Comedy Geoffery Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales Published Territorial Expansion and Increased Wealth As a result of colonial expansion, great wealth flowed into European cities and courts. Travel and the resulting musical exchange became a driving force for the creation of a more international musical style. Increased Patronage of Music The rich courts and civic governments of the Renaissance supported music to a degree not previously seen. This level of musical support was also provided by the religious institutions of the day. Increased Interest in Humanist Learning The arts became an important measure of learning and culture. Music moved from the science of number to an expressive art. The rise and rapid spread of music printing increased access to music and books about music. Music Genres MUSICAL STYLE Sacred music: Composers continued to work with the older forms such as the motet and Mass. It is in this music that we find the clearest international style. Secular music: Composers created new forms that ref