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Renaissance Period
Terms, composers, and characteristics
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10/01/2020

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Term
Renaissance Period
Definition

1450-1600

"Rebirth"

"Golden Age"

 

"Rebirth" a time period in which the world changed in it's thought process leaning towards the more secular side of things rather than the focus on God that was prevalent in Medieval times.
Term
Motet
Definition
Genre of Renaissance Church music. Latin text with a sacred Subject.
Term
Mass
Definition
Roman Catholic church service; or the music written for it. Has 5 major sections.
Term
First Section of Mass
Definition
Kyrie: simple prayer
Term
2nd session of Mass
Definition
Gloria: a longer hymn
Term
3rd section of Mass
Definition
Credo
Term
4th section of Mass
Definition
Sanctus: Shorter Hymn
Term
5th Section of Mass
Definition
Agnus Dei: Simple Prayer
Term
Madrigal
Definition
Main secular vocal genre in Renaissance Period
Term
Word Painting
Definition
musical illustration of the meaning of the word or short phrase
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