- What is the rhythm of Renaissance?
- What is the melody of Renaissance?
- What is the vocal of Renaissance?
- What are the 5 characteristics of Renaissance music?
What is the rhythm of Renaissance?
The rhythms in Renaissance music tend to have a smooth, soft flow instead of a sharp, well-defined pulse of accents. Composers enjoyed imitating sounds of nature and sound effects in their com- positions.
What is the melody of Renaissance?
Renaissance music is predominantly polyphonic, where each voice has a separate melodic line of its own. A polyphonic work does not have a single melody to follow but instead has several melodies superimposed.
What is the vocal of Renaissance?
Choral music of the Renaissance was an extension of the Gregorian chant. It was sung a cappella and sung in Latin. Motets were popular during this time. A motet is a polyphonic work with four or five voice parts singing one religious text.
What are the 5 characteristics of Renaissance music?
What are the 5 characteristics of Renaissance music?
- Music still based on modes, but gradually more accidentals creep in.
- Richer texture in four or more parts.
- Blending rather than contrasting strands in the musical texture.
- Harmony.
- Church music.
- Secular music (none-religious music.