Renaissance Period
Key Words
Renaissance – the period of music history between 1400 and 1600. The word means “Rebirth”.
Polyphonic – a style of vocal music where the voices are rhythmically independent. The word means “many sounds”.
A Cappella – sung without instruments, voices only.
Imitation – in polyphonic music, the voices literally imitate each other.
Sacred – religious
Secular – non religious
