renaissance to baroque welcome to music history. composers and their dates renaissance composers: ...
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Renaissance Music Era Renaissance (French – “rebirth”): Renewal of European interest in ancient Greek and Roman cultures. Artistry and writing was secular as well as religious Music and art was geared not only towards a religious nature but now also towards achieving a fulfilled life on earth. Music of the Renaissance: Canon - when several voices sing the same melody but enter at different times, or enter simultaneously but sing at different tempos Mass – Music written to follow the Catholic Mass Madrigal - a poetic form set to music; sung in Italy and popular in the late 16 th and early 17 th centuries Motet – (From Fr. “mot” = word) – Polyphonic vocal piece usually sung in Latin with sacred text.