Melody of renaissance period

General characteristics of melodies in the Renaissance period. Melodies were mainly based on modes - types of scale found in the Medieval and Renaissance periods. Most of the melodies were conjunct with the occasional leap. This is because the majority of compositions were still vocal.

1. What was characteristic of melody in the Renaissance era?
2. What is the melody of Medieval music?
3. What is melody period?

What was characteristic of melody in the Renaissance era?

Richer texture, with four or more independent melodic parts being performed simultaneously. These interweaving melodic lines, a style called polyphony, is one of the defining features of Renaissance music. Blending, rather than contrasting, melodic lines in the musical texture.

What is the melody of Medieval music?

Early Medieval liturgical or church music (music for religious purposes) was monophony , mostly sung in a monastery ; monophony is a melody that does not include harmony. Polyphony (many voices or sounds) began to develop during the later Medieval Period, and became more common by the later 1200s and early 1300s.

What is melody period?

"A period is a structure of two consecutive phrases, often built of similar or parallel melodic material, in which the first phrase gives the impression of asking a question which is answered by the second phrase."