The comparison between the Medieval and Renaissance musical periods
[2024-01-18 13:55:19]
The Middle Ages and the Renaissance showed two different cultures and views of the world in human development. Unlike the Middle Ages, some Renaissance scientists wanted to understand the Earth. This era of innovation such as gunpowder, telescope, microscope, printing machine, etc. dramatically changed people's lives and the surrounding world. The religions of these two periods are also very different. The reform brought about the confusion of the Renaissance, not the medieval monastic life. One less obvious change is music. In the comparison between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, there is a clear contrast between the style highlighted by music and the content.
The medieval (450-1450), also known as the "dark era" of Europe, began with the dissolution of the Roman Empire for about 450 years.
Most of the liturgical music of this age is inconspicuous (Gregory Holiness), it is sung by a person or a choir without accompaniment, representing a single sacred melody, and each member sings the same part I will. In many respects, medieval Carol is the same Carol which you can hear today at the monastery, and the most important Carol (or plain) is composed of the early medieval saints. Another word used to describe simplicity is polyphony rather than monophonic. It means a single voice whether holy or not. The concept of creating a pattern is to classify people who are ordinary, and this concept can be applied to polyphony only in usually stressful ways. Another very important feature is that most medieval music is sound. The mediocre people convey calm, extraordinary quality. The rhythm is flexible, there is no meter, its melody
Throughout the Middle Ages, composers raised polyphonic music to a surprisingly high level of complexity. This is the tendency of Renaissance composers, they like more concise and distinct melodies and harmonies. Renaissance music also makes the most use of imitation (usually repeating or changing the melody in different tones) which is an important element of Western music. Imitation will expand and expand the effect of melody and act as unified force through music work.
Western classical music is categorized by age: Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Modern. The deadline for this period was not strictly stipulated, but in the Middle Ages until the early 15th century, the Renaissance until the 17th century, the Baroque period until the early 19th century, the classics until the 20th century, and the romance until the 20th century It continued. Let's make it modern. Western classical music played a real role in the baroque and classical times and was carefully made by experts such as Vivaldi, Bach, Mozart and Beethoven.
Speaking of the classical tradition of Western Europe, early music is defined as music from the Middle Ages (from the 5th century to the mid-15th century) to the Renaissance (15th century to the 17th century) and enters the Baroque era (the 17th century) . Mid-18th century) Gregorian chant is a typical representative of medieval music. Madrigal in Italy is a good example of Renaissance music. Music for composers such as Handel, Vivaldi, Cooper etc is a model of the Baroque era. However, The Rose Ensemble contains a variety of early music from other world traditions such as Arabian classical music, Sephardic-Jewish, Hawaii, North America / Canada, South and Central America, and so on.