| It is known throughout time that music has changed | | | | Lastly, some of the popular genres of renaissance |
| and evolved. Two particular periods to be discussed | | | | were masses, motets, and madrigal. Masses were a |
| are the Renaissance period which is said to have | | | | sacred genre consisting of five movements sung |
| existed from 1450 to 1600 and the Baroque period | | | | throughout worship in catholic churches. Motets were |
| existing from 1600 to 1750. These periods have | | | | sacred and/or secular, polyphonic word painting with |
| some similarities and many differences, such as, | | | | emotional singing. Claudio Monteverdi was a famous |
| texture, medium, and genres. | | | | Italian madrigal composer and also one of the first |
| The common texture, (which is a relation between | | | | opera composers. Some of the popular genres of the |
| the melodic and harmonic aspects of music) is a | | | | Baroque period were the Opera, Suite and Oratorio. |
| characteristic of a period. First, the Renaissance and | | | | The Opera was started by a group called the |
| Baroque both used polyphony, featuring many voices | | | | "Camerata" a society of friends who were musicians |
| and combines two or more independent melodies | | | | and scholars. They put the words of stories into |
| heard simultaneously. The Baroque period used this | | | | melodies and began the new texture Monody. The |
| texture preceding a new musical texture it introduced | | | | Suite was a multi-movement work; each movement |
| called Monody, which was simply a vocal melody | | | | was based on a dance with steady rhythms and |
| accompanied by an instrument playing chords known | | | | often simpler homophonic texture. Oratorio, a genre |
| as the supporting continuo. The melody itself was | | | | which Handel single-handedly brings about as a |
| designed to suit and enhance the natural speech | | | | replacement for opera had extended work for choir. |
| rhythms and accents with cues from the vocals. | | | | It also had, solo voices, orchestra, performance |
| Monody was a significant development of the | | | | without acting, costume or sets and was written for |
| Baroque period. | | | | both catholic and protestant audiences. |
| Secondly, Both periods used some of the same | | | | In conclusion, as you can see, the Renaissance and |
| instruments or (medium) such as, the keyboards, | | | | Baroque period had some things in common and had |
| organ and harpsichord, and certain instruments such | | | | many differences as music evolved such as texture, |
| as the clavichord was used more in renaissance music | | | | instruments and genres. Music periods will most likely |
| and the violin more is baroque music. But each period | | | | always change and evolve with time, some faster |
| had its feature instrument; the renaissance period | | | | than others. But as history has proven, it is inevitable |
| used a guitar like instrument called the Lute and even | | | | but that's the nature of evolution. |
| had genres specifically catering to this instrument like | | | | To learn how to play ANY style of music on one of |
| Ricecaris and Fantasias. Some great composers of | | | | the most popular instruments of today, the GUITAR |
| the Baroque period like J.S Bach used the harpsichord | | | | Click Here Now! |
| as a featured instrument in some of his work. | | | | |