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Music outline- Middle Ages to Early Baroque

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The Middle Ages Chants Singing- a way of uttering words that sets them apart from ordinary speech Plainchant or Gregorian chant- official music of the catholic church in the middle ages -great repertory of melodies designated for the many religious texts that were sung at services in churches and monastaries -melody used at more significant occasions (Gregorian because it was named after the famous pope.) (plain- because it was uaccompanied, monophonic) Characteristics of plainchant: -can consist of a simple recitation on a monotone, with only slight deviations from that single pitch -can be intricate and have hundreds of notes ranging well over an octave common characteristics: 1) nonmetrical- no clearly established meter, not beat, no rhythm

Contrasting the Renaissance and Later Middle Ages

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AP European History Contrasting the Renaissance and Later Middle Ages Created in 1998 by Chaffey Classes of ?99, ?00, & ?01 Renaissance Later Middle Ages Philosophy: Humanism ? Emphasis on secular concerns due to rediscovery and study of ancient Greco-Roman culture. Religion dominates Medieval thought. Scholasticism: Thomas Aquinas ? reconciles Christianity with Aristotelian science. Ideal: ? Virt? ? Renaissance Man should be well- rounded (Castiglione) Ideal: ? Man is well-versed in one subject. Literature: ? Humanism; secularism ? Northern Renaissance focuses also on writings of early church fathers ? Vernacular (e.g. Petrarch, Boccacio) ? Covered wider variety of subjects (politics, art,

Mckay pages 422-433

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Mckay. 422-433 Art and the Artist Florence- led the way in all arts ?There were so many good critics there, for the air of the city makes men quick and perceptive and impatient of mediocrity.? High Renaissance- 1500-1527 Rome took the lead as well. Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael and Michelangelo all worked in Rome. Art and Power Powerful urban groups, guilds or religious confraternities commissioned works of art. Filippo Brunelleschi- was delegated by the Florentine cloth merchants to build the dome on the cathedral of Florence Lorenzo Ghiberti- designed bronze doors of the Baptistry. Religious themes appeared in all media Individuals and oligarchs also started sponsoring works of art.

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Chapter 10 • The Renaissance in Italy The Italian Renaissance began the opening phase of the Renaissance, a period of great cultural change and achievement in Europe that spanned the period from the end of the 13th century to about 1600, marking the transition between Medieval and Early Modern Europe. The term renaissance is in essence a modern one that came into currency in the 19th century, in the work of historians such as Jacob Burckhardt. • Humanism

The Renaissance

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The Italian Renaissance (1350-1550) Three Conditions that led to the Renaissance in Italy Jacob Burckhardt wrote The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy (published in 1860), he established the framework for all modern interpretations of the renaissance period Renaissance: (means rebirth in French) was a period of artistic and cultural achievement from the fourteenth to the sixteenth century (two characteristics are individualism and secularism [materialism]) Leon Battista Alberti : believed that he could be a "Universal Man" (a well-rounded Courtier) Europeans began to come into contact with other more advanced civilizations Trade, with the Hanseatic League: a number of North German coastal towns that had formed a commercial and military association, also known as the Hansa

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