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The ideal sound for sacred music during the High Renaissance was?
-a cappella -relatively constant dynamics -most likely imitative polyphony with contrasting parts of homophony -consonant chords with mild dissonances at times -most likely conjunct melody
How did the tonality of renaissance music differ from that of medieval music?
Some similarities between medieval and Renaissance music would be the type of notation used (the type developed by the end of the medieval period was used in the Renaissance, too.) also the cantus firmus(using a given melody to compose a polyphonic work)was still used but maybe more freely. The forms, fixes such as the rondeaux, viralaie and ballades were still used up to a certain point in the Renaissance. its mostly the change from focussing on the technical side of music in the medieval period to making music for expression and meaning in the renaissance.
What is the type of polyphony used in a fugue?
imitative counterpoint
What is the chant that is used as the basis for polyphony?
cantus firmus
Were lutes used for secular or sacred music in renaissance times?
Both!
What was the most popular style of renaissance music?
polyphony
How do you know if music is renaissance music?
Renaissance music started to use more polyphony than monophonic. It also started to have music in the background, compared to a Capella. The music was used to entertainment and not just for religious purposes.
Why did sacred composers on the Renaissance write polyphony music?
To mimick the sound of angels singing
Did the Renaissance harmony and polyphony remain restricted to the music rules that governed most of the Medieval period?
False.
How did polyphony change during the Renaissance?
it changed to homophonic texture
What was the popular compositional technique during the Renaissance?
Polyphony
Why is the classical period considered the height of the western tonal system?
The Classical period took the polyphony, some structures and the new tonal system from the Renaissance/Baroque period and made it a clearer and mostly homophonic music which is still what is prevalent currently... The Classical period took the polyphony, some structures and the new tonal system from the Renaissance/Baroque period and made it a clearer and mostly homophonic music which is still what is prevalent currently...
What has the author A Tillman Merritt written?
A. Tillman Merritt has written: 'Sixteenth-century polyphony' -- subject(s): Counterpoint, History, Music, Music theory, Theory 'Sixteenth-century polyphony' -- subject(s): Counterpoint, Polyphony
What is a sentence with the word polyphony?
'Polyphonics' has to do with the sound of music.
What is Renaissance motet?
A relatively short composition in Latin, made up of short sections in homophony and imitative polyphony
Which term refers to music comprised of two or more independent lines?
polyphony
What term refers to music comprised of two or more independent lines?
polyphony
