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Medieval (500 – 1400) Renaissance (1400–1600) Common practice: Baroque (1600–1750) Classical (1750–1830) Romantic (1830–1920) Modern and contemporary: 20th century classical (1900–2000) Contemporary classical (1975–present) Music theory. Rhythm; Harmony; Melody; Musical form; Texture; Notable composers: Guillaume de Machaut ...
c. 1600-c. 1725 Italian Baroque Music. 1605 — Claudio Monteverdi 's fifth book of madrigals opens with a defense of the seconda pratica of Cipriano de Rore , Luca Marenzio , Giaches de Wert , and his own music, in which the music evokes stronger emotion through increasing use of dissonance and a stronger harmonic progression based on a more ...
The main characteristics of Renaissance music are: [1] Music based on modes. Rich texture, with four or more independent melodic parts being performed simultaneously. These interweaving melodic lines, a style called polyphony, is one of the defining features of Renaissance music. Blending, rather than contrasting, melodic lines in the musical ...
Early music – generally comprises Medieval music (500–1400) and Renaissance music (1400–1600), but can also include Baroque music (1600–1750). Originating in Europe, early music is a broad musical era for the beginning of Western classical music.
Early music generally comprises Medieval music (500–1400) and Renaissance music (1400–1600), but can also include Baroque music (1600–1750). Originating in Europe, early music is a broad musical era for the beginning of Western classical music .
The music of Florence is foundational in the history of Western European music.Music was an important part of the Italian Renaissance.It was in Florence that the Florentine Camerata convened in the mid-16th century and experimented with setting tales of Greek mythology to music and staging the result—in other words, the first operas, setting the wheels in motion not just for the further ...
Renaissance music flourished in Europe during the 15th and 16th centuries. The second major period of Western classical music, the lives of Renaissance composers are much better known than earlier composers, with even letters surviving between composers. Renaissance music saw the introduction of written instrumental music, although vocal works ...
An extensive listing of sources and critical commentary on Masses based on the "L'homme armé" tune, created as part of a Spring 2002 seminar by Mary Kay Duggan at the University of California, Berkeley, is available at Reform and music: 1450–1600 (accessed 3/18/08).