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A short history of Music written by the participants
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Renascence Style in Music


In time of Renascence from 14 till 16 century in Italy began fast-moving upsurge of art. Primary attention was fixed to person, his feelings and rackets. Inexperienced upsurge reach choral music, specially polyphony. Composers of renascence wrote compositions even to 32 choral voices. Showed new genre of chorus- madrigal, who told about beauty of nature, emotion of affection. Continued different instruments up growth. The violas pullulated different size. In the end of revival of Learning showed key instruments- the clavichord and so on, pullulated genre of opera.

Alongside polyphony it started pullulate also so-called homophony. Pullulation of homophony is tight colligate with the clavicorn and playing technique of the lute.

The greatest composer was Orlando di Lasso (1532-1594), who wrote more than 2000 compositions.

Alise V. and Linda U., students
Latvia

Project Description A short history of Music written by the participants Essays about the favourite music Essays about the favourite singer
Essays about the favourite composer Essays about the national and folk music What means music for me? Main page