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The Renaissance was a cultural movement developed from the 15th yo to the 17th century. It started in Italy in the late Middle Ages and later spread to the res of Europe.
Renaissance music in European music written during thus period. It is usually divided into three periods: Early Renaissance Music (1400-1467), Middle Renaissance Music (1467-1534), and Late Renaissance Music (1534-1600)
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"Texure" in music descibes the melodic and harmonic relationships and the density of the simultaneous different musical components.
There are different textures in music:

-MONOPHONIC MUSIC: It is the simplest texture. There is no harmony and there is only one line of tune. Medieval music is always monophonic.

-POLYPHONIC MUSIC: It's a more complex texture. There is more than one tune plyed at the same time. It was developed during the Renaissance period.

-HOMOPHONIC MUSIC: It is a texture where the lines of musci move at (more or less) the same time. Melodies and chords are good examples of this.

                            OTHER WAYS TO VARY TEXTURE
SOLO: Only one voice or instrument
DUET: A 2-part piece
TRIO: A 3-part piece
QUARTET: A 4-element piece
UNISON: All voices or instruments playing the same notes
TUTTI: All instruments or voices playing at the same time
DOUBLING: One part playing exactly the same notes as another
DESCANT: One part runs higher than the main melodies
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MONOPHONIC MUSIC
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POLYPHONIC MUSIC
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HOMOPHONIC MUSIC
Renaissance Instruments

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LUTE The lute is usually had 12 strings tuned in pairsstretched over a fretted fingerboard like a present-day guitar. The body had a pear-shaped box with the neck bent back It was used as a solo instrument and to acompany singers.
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SACKBUT The sackbut was a early kind of tombone. The bell was much smaller than the present-day instrument.. The tone was quite round and mellow tone.
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HARPSICHORD The harpsichord looks a little like a modern-day grand piano. It has vertical strings that are puckled by a metal quill. The number of strings played at one time is regulated by stops, simillar to those on an organ
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CRUMHORN It is a double reed instrument with a cao over the reed. The player blows into this cap to produce a very sotf tone. It had finger holes like a recorder and horned shape. There were different sizes like the recorder family.
Renaissance Composers

Tomas Luís de Victoria Tomas Luís de Victoria
A biography of Tomas Luís de Victoria
Orlando di Lasso Orlando di Lasso
A biography of Orlando di Lasso
Cristóbal de Morales Cristóbal de Morales
A biography of Cristóbal de Morales
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