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Here is an example of how the Lute sounded

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English Lute Music of the Renaissance (c.1550-c.1630)

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Most of their music was influenced by many other cultures and countries such as France, Italy, Germany, and Spain. There were several types of genres of music composed however; the two main types are the mass and the motet. The motet was a type of choral or vocal symphony which was set to be composed of sacred Latin language.

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Not much is known about Josquin Desprez (as seen on the right) but we do know that he studies under the master of Renaissance and master of the Flemish school of Renaissance composers, Johannes Ockeghem. Desprez was a composer who spent most of his life in Italy and he lived during the same time period as Christopher Columbas. He mostly liked to compose masses, motets, and secular vocal pieces.

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Guillaume was a very influential man during the early fifteenth century. He was a composer and he started of with masses for church  and chapel services.
He also composed music that was preformed with a soft melodic tone. He was the man to set the stage for others and set the mar or many other composers.

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The development of music during the Renaissance began  in the early fifteenth century. They were first influenced by English composers, such as Josquin de Prez and Guillaume du Fay, then by the Northern Europeans. A major influential aspect of music was the Burgundian Court. This court was a group of people form the Netherlands and Northern France who had lots of control and became under the position of the dukes. This type of rule inspired the musicians and composers from all over Europe during the Renaissance to write and create music.

This was also a time where humanism was alive. Because humanism was very appealing, it was influential towards their music. At this time, there were issues with the power of the church, which led to new humanistic ideas to evolve. Their musical material started to shift from church to court. Since music was very new it was very rare to come across composers during your everyday life. To be a musician meant that you were very educated and it was very elegant. During this time, the era was also known as the Golden Age of a Capella Choral Music most of the music did not need an instrument to accompany the music, most of it was just singing. When they would sing in the a capella style, (as seen above) they would use about 4-6 voices to perfect the melody of the song. Composers during this era were inspired by poetic images. Another big contribution during this era was secular music. This type of music was written and sang in groups of solo voices. These songs were often accompanied by an instrumental companion.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renaissance_music

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/renm/hd_renm.htm

www.ipl.org/div/mushist/ren/

http://historyofmusic.tripod.com/

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Renaissance

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This era of Renaissance music began in the 1400's. The music was significantly influenced by the rise of humanistic thought. This later was all considered the Early Modern Period.

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Our Use of Music Today (connection to Today)

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Our Use of Music Today (connection to Today)

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Today we not only listen to music on our free time but we sing and play instruments at church. Like in the Renaissance Age, we have a variety of genres we are able to listen to. As stated, the Europeans at this tome played an instrument called the lute. The lute has evolved to the acoustic guitar we use today. Not only are materialistic things passed on to today's world but also the mentality from the renaissance era. Since Music was very new and unheard of, it would be rare to know a composer. This meant that composers or musicians were very high thought of and were seen to be elegant people. Today, when you ask a young child who their role model is, the most common answer would be a musician such as Beyonce. In today's generation we think of musicians as high class and ellagant, just like in the Renaissance era.

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During this time of the Renaissance, common instruments included woodwinds, or wind instruments other than brass instruments forming a section of an orchestra, and bassoons, and trombone. Instrumental music’s purpose was intended for dancing but the music was so inspirational that it was also then used for every-day life. This type of music used an instrument called the lute. The lute (pictured below) was similar to a guitar today; it was a wooden base with strings that were able to be plucked to make a beautiful instrumental sound.

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By: Briana Martin P.1