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The estampie and saltarello are no kind of instruments at all. They are types of music common in the Medieval era. Both are believed to be dances.
There were more established musical instruments by then. There were beginning to be a lot of good performers on those instruments. Composers were broadening their experimentation with music to include two and three part harmonies, instead of just individual polyphonic lines. Those are the three main reasons - there are lots of others. But your question is well put. Renaissance music did indeed sound "fuller" than medieval music.
I believe we find the most medieval music from Italy.
Early medieval sacred music had a homophonic, or one line structure, such as Gregorian chants. Its sole quality was free flowing with some syllables extended out over several notes. Gregorian chants evolved into Organum, which added several additional lines to the structure.A salient characteristic of secular music from the Medieval period are strong, dance-like rhythms performed by a combination of instruments and voices.
The word secular means 'non-religious', that's the dictionary definition. By the way, secular does not mean evil. Religious music is used during religious services or for personal devotions. Secular music is used in different ways.
The estampie and saltarello are no kind of instruments at all. They are types of music common in the Medieval era. Both are believed to be dances.
The saltarello was a dance, with leaping steps in a fast triple time. The steps are unknown, and although pictures and music exist, they are not enough to reconstruct the step. There is a link to an article below.
Yes there was music. The church had music and plays and corals. Instruments were flutes, drums, a type of guitar, bagpipes, lutes, and string instruments.
The idea of a solo for one instrument out of a group seems to have been quite foreign to medieval music. In fact, composers usually did not assign parts to specific instruments.
Music in the Middle ages was prmarily vocal. In fact, the chuch frowned upon the use of instruments at first, until about the 1100s.
Sequentia performs medieval music. They are not only a group of singers but they also are talented in playing musical instruments. Their ensemble is determined by the number of them in the group.
There were more established musical instruments by then. There were beginning to be a lot of good performers on those instruments. Composers were broadening their experimentation with music to include two and three part harmonies, instead of just individual polyphonic lines. Those are the three main reasons - there are lots of others. But your question is well put. Renaissance music did indeed sound "fuller" than medieval music.
Christiane Schima has written: 'Die Estampie' -- subject(s): History and criticism, Estampies, Dance music
Ethel Rosenthal has written: 'The story of Indian music and its instruments' -- subject(s): History and criticism, Indic Music, Indic Musical instruments, Music, Music instruments, Music, Indic, Musical instruments, Musical instruments, Indic
The online Umbrella Music website offers keyboard instruments, drums, guitars, keyboard music, stringed instruments, brass instruments and rental instruments.
Folk Singing and Instrumentals on Instruments such as lutes and a type of recorder were the most widely popular, though music was not truly popular again until the Renaissance Period.
I believe we find the most medieval music from Italy.