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Renaissance music is traditionally understood to cover European music of the 15th and 16th centuries, later than the Renaissance era as it is understood in other disciplines.
Sixteenth-century humanists studied ancient Greek treatises on music, which discussed the close relationship between music and poetry and how music could stir the listener’s emotions.
Lute-making also increased dramatically in Italy during the 16th century, with manufacture dominated by a small number of German families, including the Tieffenbruckers and the Malers. The lute, which derived from the Arabic instrument, the Oud, came to Europe in the 13th century via Islamic Spain.
The Cambridge History of Sixteenth-Century Music, in short, invites us to consider these themes, and to revisit the beautiful music of the period with renewed curiosity.’ Richard Freedman Source: Revue de musicologie
18 sty 2022 · In this carefully selected anthology, the author of Renaissance Music presents full scores for all the music highlighted in the companion text -- a total of 102 works for complete movements by some 75 composers.
The music of Florence is foundational in the history of Western European music. Music was an important part of the Italian Renaissance.
The steady rise of music in the fifteenth century is reflected in the reorganization and consolidation of the great musical establish-ments and in the increasing number and prestige of the musicians employed. I will illustrate this with data from two vital centers of Renaissance music, the Papal Choir in Rome and the famous choir
