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**9mm_fan** · 03-28-2011, 03:49 PM

There were thousands of composers even at that time. Some great composers of Renaissance era were Giovanni da Palestrina (very influential composer at that time), Orlando di Lasso, Gregorio Allegri, John Taverner, Manuel Cardoso to name a few.

Moving on… Many say moving from Renaissance to Baroque era music is not a gradual one, but intentional. Renaissance music mostly concentrated on contrapuntal techniques, which we call voice-polypony, with focussing mainly on voice textures. Also Renaissance started in north Europe, Baroque started in Italy. Baroque to put it "Illustrates" the word (usually called madrigals) or thought, compared to Renaissance which gave main importance to counterpoints, rather than emotions or words. Initially, in Baroque the illustration or importance were given to mere words, but that was not sufficient to move the listeners. It seems there was even complaints that this form of music didn't have power to move the people unlike what Aristotle did. So the mere illustrations of words "intentionally" changed to illustration of entire thought.

Here a single voice of main melody accompanied by either choir or an instrument which acts as a bass line, so that the entire expression or thought can be clearly presented. This Baroque style usually called a secular rather than sacred (Chant, Hymn, Mass) gave birth to the best known form of music popular even today called "Opera".

It is not just simple what I have quoted or how it has evolved, this is just what I could understand, there will definitely be more errors on my part. I am a novice, so can only just enjoy, don't know much technical details.

Claudia Monterverdi is the most famous composer of early Baroque. Here are some of his best known Monteverdi's Madrigal

I crave for this one, very powerful and very moving. Listen to that soulful voice of the singer. I can listen to this piece on and on….

Look at his majestic operas. This playlist will run from night till morning

14th in the playlist is my favorite piece. Recorded at Venice in 1989.

His compositions are very close to my heart, but very far from ordinary!!! Genius

03-28-2011, 03:49 PM	#7
9mm_fan Join Date May 2007 Age 54 Posts 5,191 Senior Member	There were thousands of composers even at that time. Some great composers of Renaissance era were Giovanni da Palestrina (very influential composer at that time), Orlando di Lasso, Gregorio Allegri, John Taverner, Manuel Cardoso to name a few. Moving on… Many say moving from Renaissance to Baroque era music is not a gradual one, but intentional. Renaissance music mostly concentrated on contrapuntal techniques, which we call voice-polypony, with focussing mainly on voice textures. Also Renaissance started in north Europe, Baroque started in Italy. Baroque to put it "Illustrates" the word (usually called madrigals) or thought, compared to Renaissance which gave main importance to counterpoints, rather than emotions or words. Initially, in Baroque the illustration or importance were given to mere words, but that was not sufficient to move the listeners. It seems there was even complaints that this form of music didn't have power to move the people unlike what Aristotle did. So the mere illustrations of words "intentionally" changed to illustration of entire thought. Here a single voice of main melody accompanied by either choir or an instrument which acts as a bass line, so that the entire expression or thought can be clearly presented. This Baroque style usually called a secular rather than sacred (Chant, Hymn, Mass) gave birth to the best known form of music popular even today called "Opera". It is not just simple what I have quoted or how it has evolved, this is just what I could understand, there will definitely be more errors on my part. I am a novice, so can only just enjoy, don't know much technical details. Claudia Monterverdi is the most famous composer of early Baroque. Here are some of his best known Monteverdi's Madrigal I crave for this one, very powerful and very moving. Listen to that soulful voice of the singer. I can listen to this piece on and on…. Look at his majestic operas. This playlist will run from night till morning 14th in the playlist is my favorite piece. Recorded at Venice in 1989. His compositions are very close to my heart, but very far from ordinary!!! Genius
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