If someone asked me, the Renaissance period is the period in which I would like to live. First because of the specific suits, as well as because of the respect for art and artists. When I say that, I mean all kinds of art and all artists. I believe I would be one of them, this time is not for me, lol. So let's start dear readers.

The Renaissance in music covered the period from the 15th to the 17th century. It was a time when vocal music dominated, but the increasing use of instruments is noticeable. Renaissance music is dominated by homophony and polyphony. Homophony is characterized by a primary melody with appropriate chordal accompaniment. Polyphony is made up of the unity of melodies, with initiation as the main principle of composing. Renaissance music is based on scales called modes.

Musical forms of the Renaissance

During the Renaissance, the main forms of spiritual and secular music appeared. These are motet, mass, madrigal and chanson.

Motet is a polyphonic musical form. We still find it in medieval art. In the Renaissance, it is usually five-voiced. It is based on a church text.

Mass is a musical form that we also find in medieval art. In the beginning, compositions for choir and soloists were written and later in the 16th century with the development of instrumental music, this form was accompanied.

Madrigal is a vocal musical form of a secular character. It originated from a medieval madrigal, which had a church character. In the Renaissance, they were often written on the texts of Petrarch and Boccaccio.

Chanson is also a world music form. It is most often written as a choral song, without instrumental accompaniment. We find it in works created in the 16th century. Below you can see the original musical score of Orlando di Lasso.

Orladno di Lasso is one of the most important representatives of Renaissance world music of the 16th century. He had his first encounter with music as a boy. He had his own court chapel in Rome. There he fully developed his creative abilities and composed most of his works.

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina is one of the most important representatives of Renaissance spiritual music. He played the organ and was a singing teacher. All the music he wrote was church-related. He wrote over 100 Masses, the most famous of which is the Pope Marcellus Mass.

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