Music essay
In a 900-word essay (or more) describe the music from the Middle Ages and Renaissance period. How are the aesthetics (musical features) similar or different in each era? You may discuss how cultural events impacted the development of music at a given point in time, and perhaps what you hear and react to in music from each period. Feel free to discuss specific works or general musical values. You need to describe 4 works of music from our listening list( (2 sacred and 2 secular), give 2-3 sentences of personal description about how each works sounds, and then explain how each piece relates to your historical narrative. Please organize your thoughts using paragraphs with topic sentences and a clear organization for your narrative.
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Hildegard, O Rubor sanguinis
Perotin, Viderunt Omnes
Machaut, Messe de Nostre Dame, “Kyrie”
Countess of Dia, A chantar m’er (I Must Sing)
Josquin, Ave Maria
Palestrina, Pope Marcellus Mass,”Kyrie”
Weelkes, As Vesta Was from Latmos Hill Descending
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Middle age and renaissance eras were two very different eras each characterized by different cultural approaches as well as worldviews. The middle age also referred to as the medieval age was characterized by the lack of humanistic thinking and complete focus on religion and the explanations it gave for human existence and nature. The renaissance era, on the other hand, was a rebellious era where people sought different explanations of things through science rather than religion.
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