GRADE 9 MUSIC

1. REVIVAL OF
INTERESTS IN MUSIC

2. 
1400-1600
“REBIRTH”
A period of exploration,
learning and achievement.
A time where authority and
influence of the church became
less powerful.
SECULAR MUSIC began to rise
RENAISSANCE

3. 
Birth of Columbus and
Magellan.
Discovery of Copernicus that
it was the EARTH that revolved
around the sun and not the
other way around.
Height of Shakespear drama.
HISTORICAL
BACKGROUND

4. 
Martin Luther founded the
Protestant Church
Discovery of music
printing.
Ottaviano Petrucci of
Venice published the first
HISTORICAL
BACKGROUND

5. 
Renaissance Period
is sometimes referred
to as the
“GOLDEN AGE OF
POLYPHONY”

6. 
What happened
during this
period?

7. 
Vocal music was
more important than
instrumental music

8. 
What describe
Renaissance
music?

9. 
Polyphonic in
texture
1:

10. 
More fuller,
emotional,
and
2:

11. 
What highlights the
development of
renaissance music?

12. Development of polyphonic
imitation or the echoing of
music by another voice part
or instrument.
(Simultaneous
Composition)
First:

13. 
Development of
WORD
PAINTING
Second:

14. 
Word Painting
is the style of writing where
the music and words
illustrated the meaning of
the text.

15. 
Invention of
Music Printing
Third:

16. 
Rise of
secular music
Fourth:

17. SACRED
and
SECULAR

18. 
- is a polyphonic choral works in
Latin text
- Can be used in any service of
the church
- Usually in A CAPELLA
- Smooth sounding and imitative
in nature
1. MOTET

19. 

20. 
- Is a Renaissance form of
sacred composition
- Imitation (echoed entrances)
is an important feature.
Sections:
Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus,
Benedictus, Agnes Dei
2. MASS

21. Types:
GOTHIC MOTET – based on Gregorian
chant.
- contains secular words
RENAISSANCE MOTET – serious,
restrained and designed for the worship
service
- Conveys a spirit of reverence
2. MASS

22. 
- Is a secular polyphonic work for
a small group of
unaccompanied singers.
- Most artistic genre of secular
vocal music and are sung in
Italian or English.
3. MADRIGAL

23. 
MADRIGAL

24. 
FIRE, FIRE, MY HEART

25. 
INSTRUM
ENTAL
MUSIC

26. 

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30. 
The Renaissance
Ensemble

31. 
A group of musical
instruments playing
together.
CONSORT

32. 
BROKEN CONSORT
It is made up of various
instruments from different
families, thus producing a
broken sound.
TWO TYPES OF CONSORT

33. 
It consists of
instruments from
one family.
WHOLE CONSORT

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38. 
The
RENAISSANCE
COMPOSERS

39. 
“MASTER of
the NOTES”
One of the
most influential
composers of
Renaissance
JOSQUIN DES PREZ
(1450-1521)

40. 
Known as a
Franco-Flemish
composer
Being admired by
many musicians
of his mastery of
expression and
technique.
JOSQUIN DES PREZ

41. 
He started his career as a
singer in different courts in
Italy, France and even spent
some time singing in the
Papal choir of Rome.
JOSQUIN DES PREZ

42. 
Ave Maria
(Virgo Serena)

43. 
“PRINCE OF
MUSIC”
Savior of
Church Music
GIOVANNI PIERLUIGI
DA PALESTRINA
(1525-1594)

44. 
His music is
universally
recognized as
model for clarity
and balance
Composer of
“perfect” sacred
music
GIOVANNI PIERLUIGI
DA PALESTRINA

45. 
He spent most of his life as a choir
master on Rome whose focus
and great contribution was to return
church music to its simplicity and
purity to satisfy the desires of
church leaders during the 16th
century.
GIOVANNI PIERLUIGI
DA PALESTRINA

46. 
104 masses
250+ motets
200 liturgical pieces
and madrigals

47. 
Sicut Cervus

48. 
“Master of Motet”
His music is
vigorous, passionate
and earthy.
His music was the
most widely
disseminated.
ORLANDO DE LASSUS
(1523-1594)

49. 
Musical Works:
“Magnus Opum Musicum”
“Penitential Psalms of David”
(1584) – his best known work
“Lagrime di San Pietro” (1594) –
his last work
“Susame un jour” – his well
known spiritual chanson

50. 
Susanne Un Jour

51. “Father of Music”
“The English
Palestrina”
Greatest English
composer of the
Elizabeth Age
He introduced the
Italian madrigal to
England.
WILLIAM BYRD
(1543-1623)

52. 
Musical Works:
Psalms, Sonnets, and Songs
of Sadness and Pietie (1588)
Songs of Sundrie Nature
(1589)
Cantiones Sacrae
Grandualia

53. 
Sing Joyfully
(Cambridge Singers)

54. 
Clarity and balance
Polyphonic
Imitative
A capella as the ideal meduim in singing
Secular music greatly increases in
importance
Music printing (1501) contributes greatly
to the dissemination of music literature
GENERAL
CHARACTERISTICS OF
RENAISSANCE MUSIC