1400-1600. renaissance- rebirth examine life in terms of individualism and humanism individualism-...
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1400-1600
Renaissance Music
Renaissance- RebirthExamine life in terms of individualism and humanismIndividualism- new self awareness and self assuranceHumanism- belief in the importance of the
humanitiesMadrigal- two or more voices in secular textDevelopment of movable type made it possible for
music to be copied and distributedDevelopment of commerce and international trading
made it possible for composers to be heard outside of their country
Leading composer of his timeFirst composer to use a secular melody as a
basis for a mass
Guillaume Dufay
Represented musicians in the Council of Trent and showed the Catholic church that polyphony could be used tastefully
Progress towards convincing the church that instruments had a place in church services.
Was asked to rewrite the church’s mass book.
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina