Renaissance
“rebirth”
period between middle ages and baroque
music and art growth period
contenance angloise
early 15th century english music
consonance with 3rds and 6ths
Martin le Franc
poet/secretary to duke of Savoy
1410-1461
french
John Dunstable
english, 1390-1453
famous for 3-part sacred music
Gilles Binchois
burgundy, 1400-1460
court of Philip the Good, known for chanson
used hemiola
Guillaume Du Fay
1397-1474 French
leading composer of 15th century
Johannes Tinctoris
franco-flemish, 3rd gen. 15th century
Liber de arte contrapuncti
by tinctoris, about intervals, consonances, dissonances, and their rules
limited dissonance to weak beats and syncopation
Antoine Busnoys
gen 2 renaissance composser, late 15th cen
prolific praised chanson composer
Burgundy
pre-central france
Franco-Flemish
pre-netherlands
Cantus/Superius
upper voice in renaissance music
Tenor
melodic voice
Contratenor
voice above tenor
Altus
voice above contratenor
Bassus
voice below tenor
Black Mensural Notation
diamond note heads
black – filled in note heads
Fauxbourdon
written cantus an tenor move parallel 6ths and ending in an octave
-third voice parallel 4th below cantus