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Learn about the European music of the 15th and 16th centuries, from the rise of triadic harmony and polyphony to the transition to Baroque. Explore the major forms, styles, and figures of Renaissance music, such as masses, madrigals, and Palestrina.
Learn about the Renaissance Music Period from c.1400-1600, a time of new discoveries and exploration in music and the arts. Discover the key features, genres, composers and instruments of this period, and how it laid the foundations for change.
7 lis 2023 · Learn about the Renaissance period, the second of the six main time periods of Western classical music. Discover how music became more expressive, varied and complex, and explore the social, religious and artistic influences that shaped it.
7 cze 2021 · Learn about the Renaissance era of classical music, when polyphonic music, new instruments, and new ideas flourished. Explore the history, features, and examples of Renaissance music with MasterClass.
Learn how music changed and developed in Europe from 1400 to 1600, with examples of composers, genres, and instruments. Explore the influence of polyphony, printing, humanism, and the Reformation on Renaissance music.
What was the background to the Renaissance? What were its main musical developments? Here is our guide to one of history's most artistically fruitful eras
Learn about the transformation of music from the mid-15th to the early 17th century, when new types of instruments developed and existing instruments were produced in ever greater numbers. Explore how music was notated, performed and enjoyed in different social contexts and how it reflected the cultural values of the period.
