Sacred Music of the Renaissance

GPTKB entity

Statements (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf musical genre
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Catholic_Church
Protestant Reformation
gptkbp:characterizedBy sacred texts
polyphony
textural clarity
rich harmonies
use of imitation
gptkbp:developedBy 15th century
16th century
gptkbp:emphasizes spiritual themes
text expression
gptkbp:famousFor instruments
a cappella voices
gptkbp:formFactor Mass
Motet
gptkbp:historicalContext Counter-Reformation
Humanism
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sacred Music of the Renaissance
gptkbp:influenced Baroque music
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Italian_madrigal
Gregorian Chant
English_choral_tradition
gptkbp:is_used_in festivals
spirituality
worship
ceremonial occasions
dissonance
liturgical settings
modal scales
mass services
text painting
resolution techniques
secular elements
Gregorian_melodies
gptkbp:notableArtists gptkb:Josquin_des_Prez
gptkb:Palestrina
gptkb:Thomas_Tallis
gptkb:William_Byrd
gptkbp:notableFeature rich textures
melodic lines
harmonic progressions
sacred choral music
contrapuntal techniques
sacred polyphony
sacred instrumental music
sacred vocal music
Renaissance_art
Renaissance_literature
gptkbp:notableWorks gptkb:Missa_Papae_Marcelli
Lamentations of Jeremiah
O Magnum Mysterium
Spem in alium
Ave Verum Corpus
gptkbp:performedBy churches
choirs
vocal ensembles