Sunday, August 30, 2009

Renaissance Music Introduction (Symphonic Band Response)

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1. How do the Renaissance historical highlights explain how music became an essential part of everyday life in the 15th and 16th centuries?
2. How do the Renaissance historical highlights explain how music became available and accessible to all people, not just the wealthy in the 15th and 16th centuries?
3. How do the Renaissance historical highlights explain why words once again became the focal point of music in the 15th and 16th centuries?

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86 comments:

  1. Amanda Van de Kamp
    Symphonic Band
    3. How do the Renaissance historical highlights explain why words once again became the focal point of music in the 15th and 16th centuries?

    In Renaissance time much stress was put into the words of a piece. Words were meant to paint a sort of picture, a 'word painting' with much detail, which would be easy to visualize. For example,“descending from heaven”. That was an example of a musical representation of specific poetic images. Unlike composers in the Medieval times, Renaissance composers were interested in enhancing the meaning and emotion of text. Renaissance music is also known to keep a fairly steady beat, seeing as the focus of the piece is not on the dynamics but instead with the words of the piece. Music that was sung was very popular in the Renaissance ages too, instead of being played on an instrument. For example, a beautiful piece that is still sung in churches today, Ave Maria, was written during the Renaissance period.

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  2. Joshua Stenklyft
    Konzertchor
    1.) How do the Renaissance historical highlights explain how music became an essential part of everydaylife in the 15th and 16th centuries?
    During the Renaissance, art was a very impotant kick start for this era. It later developed into a trend that would even extend into today. However, not all art is with paper or models, art could appear in the form of music as well. Music brought a different aspect of how people would take to art. With learning music, people didn't look with their eyes, but with their ears. They heard the music influence them with the great tales of the past with the Greeks and the Romans. This special formation with rythmn and spaced out notes with itsrumental backup, gave a new scientific view as well. How many steps to the next beat? What if we were to change this note for another? That's guessing, just like hypothesizing with science!! What about logic? Some have trouble hearing just plain words and could never fully understand, while music helps to explain to all ages in a enticing tone to attract the human ear.During the Reformation, hymns lived throughout the era of that time, encouraging the growth or the Reformation with new song and Biblical meaning. Thus, it became one of the most important views of the Renaissance era to all rich, middle class and poor. And its growth still continues.

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  3. Jacob Kempf
    Symphonic band
    How do the Renaissance historical highlights explain how music became available and accessible to all people, not just the wealthy in the 15th and 16th centuries?

    Through out this time there were many things that had a very significant role on the way society worked. One of the more important things was the invention of the printing press. That was because with this the music could be copes easier and more people could then get this music in return. Thus making music cheaper to every day people. With the prices lower people like peasants and other common people could also enjoy the same music. With this a lot of the new music that was written during this time was written for the church. So at that time most of the people that lived back then went to church so they would also be exposed to it there to.

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  4. Sarah Schlieder
    Symphonic Band
    3. How do the Renaissance historical highlights explain why words once again became the focal point of music in the 15th and 16th centuries?

    The words in Renaissance music became a major focal point, because it was a different way to express one's feelings. Usually feelings were expressed in poetry, which is like lyrics to a song, but now it was more livelier and exciting. More people would probably listen to what you have to say if it was in a song, rather than a boring speech. Lyrics also defined one type of song from the other. Some music was often dark and mysterious, but mostly the music was happy and cheerful. It was also easier for some people to put their words into music, rather than saying it to a crowd or even just one person. Lyrics have definitaly shaped the way music is today.

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  5. Anne Bolgert
    Symphonic Band
    2. How do the Renaissance historical highlights explain how music became available and accessible to all people, not just the wealthy in the 15th and 16th centuries?

    The main historical highlight that explains this new availability to all people is the development of the printing press by Johann Gutenberg. Gutenberg's development of the printing press not only made it possible and much easier to print numerous copies of a document, but the technology spread rapidly throughout the world and others improved upon it. Music also became more accessible because the number of people with sufficient funds to afford the music also grew. The middle class in Europe grew greatly in the 15th and 16th century and new jobs such as lawyers, doctors, merchants, and bankers developed. There was no longer as great of a gap between the rich and the poor. More people could spend money and music and promote its spreading even further.

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  6. Mike Lutzke
    Symphonic Band
    3. How do the Renaissance historical highlights explain why words once again became the focal point of music in the 15th and 16th centuries?

    The words in the Renaissance music became popular because people wanted to have words or meaning to the music. They were tried of just listening without lyrics. It gives the audience the opportunity to get know how the person who performed it our made it. It shows how the feelings or experiences of other people aren't that different from us. It helps us understand what is the meaning of the song is. I really think that lyrics give the audience more emotion to the music. Music has shaped many lives and with lyrics it just helps it more. Take how much money it generates too, it is a important job.

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  7. Mattias Gugel
    Symphonic Band

    1. How do the Renaissance historical highlights explain how music became an essential part of everyday life in the 15th and 16th centuries?

    One of the main historical events of the time of the Renaissance was Martin Luther's Reformation of the church. This caused a new reexamination of what was doctrinally sound, and what did or did not have Biblical foundations. Because of these new ideas, music was a form in which people could express their beliefs. This was especially used in the new Evangelical Lutheran church. Martin Luther himself used hymnody and the organ, an instrument found mostly in bars, to have normal, typical people learn Lutheran doctrine. Hymns like “A Mighty Fortress” and “Lord, Keep Us Steadfast in Your Word” were written during this time as a vehicle to help one’s faith in each part of his or her life.

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  8. 3. How do the Renaissance historical highlights explain why words once again became the focal point of music in the 15th and 16th centuries?

    The Renaissance was a time of realism in the arts. Words became increasingly important in the music of the Renaissance. Words were used to express the feelings and beliefs of the people - how they really felt. Technology, such as the printing press, allowed for more expression. The words could now be easily printed in mass for people. The reformation also played a big role in the importance of words in music. The music was now printed - in hymns- so that people could learn and actively participate. Music because of the printing press could now be mass produced, people became familiar with the words and songs in church and doctrine could be taught.

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  9. the one above is Juli

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  10. Mattias Gugel
    Symphonic Band

    Response to Mike Lutzke

    I think that words becoming a part of Renaissance music dealt with a deeper issue than the normal people just being "tired of listening without words." There is a deeper meaning there. Things like the printing press made printing music with words possible, and the Reformation made it vital to express one's beliefs, using words. The way music was produced back in the 15th and 16th centuries was completely different than they are now, and money isn't always the reason that people compose. I would have loved to see more historical references in your answer - to back up what you tried to convey in your response.

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  11. Gillian Gugel
    Symphonic Band

    3.How do the Renaissance historical highlights explain why words once again became the focal point in the 15th and 16th century?

    Renaissance means rebirth not only in visual arts and sciences but also in literary arts and sciences and in musical arts. The addition of words along with the music made it an easier process to convey emotions, inner thoughts, and beliefs as opposed to just the sounds of the music. It also helped that the printing press was invented and that made making copies of the music and lyrics possible. This ability could help many people understand the church service more as well. They now could read and understand words that were written to be sung along with the music so they could understand the sermon and other parts of Christian doctrine by familiarizing themselves with the songs.

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  12. Liz Falconer
    Symphonic Band

    3. How do the Renaissance historical highlights explain why words once again became the focal point of music in the 15th and 16th centuries?

    The Renaissance time period was a time of regeneration, when many people adapted to the idea of humanism and many new improvements were made in science, learning, and the arts. It effected the peoples interpretation of music, and meaning behind the words put into the lyrics. Because of the invention of the printing press, music was easier to compose and also music could be enjoyed by all people of any social class. Thus being so, words could be added to the music with ease. After just emerging from a dark period of life, many new thoughts and emotions came forth that the people of the Renaissance could share with others and express their feelings through lyrics. Also music was now accessible to many people, so others could get the feelings of emotion the composer could communicate through words.

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  13. Georgi Miller
    Symphonic Band

    3: How do the Renaissance historical highlights explain why words once again became the focal point of music in the 15th and 16th centuries?

    The Renaissance historical highlights explain why the focal point of music became words because, people in the Reniassance time period became more sophisticated, and really thought about things. The people started to think more about the meanings behind things. It was a great increase time period of art and music. The composers of that time went through a huge breakthrough and started writing words that meant something to them. An example is "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God". The Composer of that song had depth to his music and lyrics. People during that time were also beginning to express their beliefs, customs, and feelings in different ways. Some examples are art, poetry, mainly lyrics in songs.

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  14. Zach Nicholson
    Symphonic Band

    2.How do the Renaissance historical highlights explain how music became accessible to all people, not just the wealthy, in the 15th and 16th centuries?

    The invention that had the bigest impact on making music accessible during the Renaissance was the printing press. It was invented by Johannes Gutenberg around the year 1440. However,it was not until the 1470's that the printing press began to be used to print music. This invention allowed many more copies of music to be made which allowed the music to spread over large areas all through Europe. Another benefit of using the printing press was that the music was able to be copied for much less money. Because of this almost all people could afford to buy and enjoy Renaissance music.

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  15. Georgi Miller

    Response to Liz Falconer

    Great use of historical facts. I really liked how you put real facts and your opinion into one paragraph.

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  16. Andy Prichard
    Symphonic Band
    How do the Renaissance historical highlights explain why words once again became the focal point of music in the 15th and 16th centuries?

    During the time of the 15th and 16th centuries, change had a big part of everybody's life. There was change in the way people did things, the people painted pictures, the way people created statues, and the way people made music. In the past couple centuries or so, music had a specific style. They had just gotten out of the Gregorian period, where the only music they had was Gregorian chants: a type of chanting where each person sang different notes. it was ugly and a lot of people didn't like it. But now there was a new style of music. One with words of change and inspiration to change. And everyone knows that this was a good change. The 15th and 16th century people worked a lot better and enjoyed listening to it. This gave artists an easier idea of what the people wanted to hear. They focused all of their idea's on change and a new birth. And they were very successful. The 15th and 16th centuries were two very great centuries and we owe a lot to the Renaissance era.

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  17. Christine Ditter
    Symphonic Band
    3. How do the Renaissance historical highlights explain why words once again became the focal point of music in the 15th and 16th centuries?

    Words once again become the vocal point of music in the 15th and 16th centuries because, during the Renaissance music was a form of art. To help the people understand how the artist was feeling. The artist also added words to the music to help express their emotions. The people wanted words in their music during the Renaissance becasue, it helped explain the time period they were in. By adding words to their music, musicians could help the listener visualize what the song is about. That way they can see and hear the art. That is why it was important to have words in their music.

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  18. Daniel Son
    Symphonic Band
    2. How do the Renaissance historical highlights explain how music became available and accessible to all people, not just the wealthy in the 15th and 16th centuries?

    The movement of the Renaissance changed music as well as other fields. One of the remarkable changes in music was that the style was altered from church music to variety of secular music. In the Renaissance, people started to realize the importance of their own feeling, relieving themselves from old-fashioned, antiquated music. The Renaissance composers began to make creative and independent style of music inspired by the spirit of the Renaissance. The combination of vocal and instrumental music attracted people; wonderful lyrics and rhythms from poetry and literature made music more attractive to common people. The invention of print also accelerated to make music accessible to all people. Many famous renaissance composers emerged and their music pieces started to be printed and distributed to many people. Petrucci, the Italian music printer, made an outstanding contribution to spreading music to common people.

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  19. Andrea Binversie
    Symphonic Band
    2. How do the Renaissance historical highlights explain how music became available and accessible to all people, not just the wealthy in the 15th and 16th centuries?
    Music became available to all people not just because of the printing press, which may have made things cheaper and more accessible, but also the fact that it was such a huge part of culture. Sure, the printing press would make it easier to find the music, and maybe make it cheaper, but what about the people who had no money to spare on music? Well, churches were full of music. There was a type of music that was made for churches called polyphonic which was made up of many simultaneous melodies. I am sure many people who were wealthy and poor went to church and enjoyed the music. Not to mention that the whole culture was music and poetry. No matter who they were they would have had to experience it.

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  20. Karl Nimmer
    Symphonic Band
    Question Numba 3

    During the Renaissance, not only did music become an essential part of everyday life, it not only developed, and evolved. New musical instruments were being invented all over the place. The thing was, it was hard to avoid music, particularly in the religious lives of the people. Polyphonic music gave new life to masses and services with its many melodies, and the development of instruments such as the regal and violin with their sound brought people in. The printing press made music cheap and available to everyone. People could buy music for their own personal use and learning.

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  21. this is Karl
    NVM, i meant question Numba 1

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  22. Karl Nimmer
    Symphonic Band
    Response to MATTIAS!

    I like the wording of how the new musical styles could be used as an expression of faith, differing between individual people. That individuality helped people with their faith.

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  23. Connor Duchow
    Symphonic Band
    3. How do the Renaissance historical highlights explain why words once again became the focal point of music in the 15th and 16th centuries?

    Words became the focus of music once again because the Renaissance was a time of economic, scientific and religious growth and a growth in the arts. Now composers were always trying to incorporate God into their work as a way to praise him because many to most Europeans were Christian at the time and the lyrics appealed to them. Renaissance composers wanted to make their art form reflect the devotion of classical society to their religions but instead from a Christian point of view. Also during the Renaissance secular music popularity grew. Many composers took advantage of this and reincorporated lyrics into their music to make it secular.

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  24. Connor Duchow
    Symphonic Band

    RESPONSE TO KARL
    I agree that music became unavoidable due to the advances in instruments. Recent instrumental advances have not turned out nearly as many instruments in such a short period of time. Also the printing press making music more affordable is another excellent point

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  25. Michelle Zuehlke
    Konzertchor
    How do the Renaissance historical highlights explain how music became available and accessible to all people, not just the wealthy in the 15th and 16th century?
    The biggest reason music became more available and accessible then was because of the invention of the printing press by Johannes Gutenburg in 1440. This invention was the first machine to have moveable type, eliminating the need to hand write all the copies of music. This invention made the process of writing music much faster and more copies were made. This allowed music to be more available to everyone. During the Renaissance, there was also an increase in European economic activity, or in other words, a large growth of the middle class. With most people having enough money to survive and thrive, there is more room to spend money on music. The more music bought, the more music was produced. If the printing press was never invented, then music would not have become so popular during the Renaissance.

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  26. George Nimmer
    Symphonic Band
    Question #3
    I believe that words became the focal point of music from the Renaissance period because the Renaissance period was a time of movement and rebirth of the arts. Making words the focal point of music changed the essence of music dramatically. Music was becoming more available to lower-class people, and the printing press was invented, and more people were learning to read. Another reason for words were that the words were such a big move in music. Music was a totally different thing, and it probably became more enjoyable with words. With music being bought and printed, music just gained popularity and importance to people in the middle class.

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  27. Steven Wheeler
    Symphonic Band
    2

    Music became available to more people than just the wealthy upper-class citizens because of the invention of the printing press. Up to this point most books and pieces of music were copied by hand. This process was long and laborious and the finished product was worth a lot of money because of how long it took to be produced. The printing press made this process significantly shorter and many more copies could be produced in a short amount of time. This increased the supply and decreased the cost. Another factor that had an effect on why music was available to more people was the growth of the middle class. This meant that more people were making enough money that they could buy books or music at the decreased price. So the music really became common among many households.

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  28. James Miller
    Band
    #3
    The musicians in this time added words or lyrics to there songs to give the song more of a meaning to it. instead of just music by instruments they used words and could have bands with more people getting more involved with the musical arts. this also helped with stories, in the way that they could turn the story into a song with a catchy melady that would keep stories passed down through generations.

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  29. James Miller
    Band
    RESPONSE TO CONNOR

    I agree that in those times that the song writers tryed to put God and God's word into there songs. Though some of the songs got burnt or destroyed.

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  30. Chantel Schulze
    Symphonic Band
    #3. How do the Renaissance historical highlights explain why words once again became the focal point of music in the 15th and 16th centuries?

    The Renaissance historical highlights explain that people could use words to express their feelings. They could make a song about problems in their life or other happier times as well. They also could make it about love or whatever other emotion that they were feeling. This made people want to listen to music even more and maybe it inspired some others to write music also. It was a time of change in this period and words to music was just what people needed for a change.This was a start of something new. People were learning to read and people less who didnt have alot of money could aslo have a chance to make music.

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  31. Chantel Schulze
    Response to Georgi Miller

    I really liked you paragrah! Good choice of words and i liked how you used an example as well. Explained yourself very well! Good job!

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  32. Benjamin Steffen
    Symphonic Band
    3. How do the Renaissance historical highlights explain why words once again became the focal point of music in the 15th and 16th centuries?

    The Renaissance, being an age of rediscovery and enlightenment, were two-hundred years which brought about a renewed understanding and intellect. Many people, even commoners, had a renewed understanding of the world around them.
    Everything was changing and there was a great influx in expression of beliefs and ideals. Through the Reformation, the erroneous behavior of the Church was exposed and the opinion of the multitudes was presented. Artists such as Da Vinci and Michelangelo also expressed the beauty of the world through their pieces.
    Clearly, the Renaissance became an age of expressions. With lyrics, a meaning is given to the piece and views are expressed. Much as the religious and artistic expression advanced, expression of views through the lyrics of music became a focus during the Renaissance.

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  33. Tessa Timler
    Konzertchor

    2. How do the Renaissance historical highlights explain how music became available and accessible to all people, not just the wealthy in the 15th and 16th centuries?

    In 1440, Johannes Gutenburg assembled the first printing press in Western Europe. With this invention, music was made much more accessible and cheaper. Since all music was only done by hand before this, it not only was expensive, but rare at the same time. Prior to the invention of the printing press, all music was preserved in manuscripts, and these manuscripts were then bound in large volumes. The manuscripts were limited mainly to organum-a type of medieval polyphony. With the printing press, the first sheet music was produced. Sheet music was more conveniant, and it was available to people of all classes. This invention helped educate everyone in music, not just the wealthy.

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  34. Amanda Dillman
    Symphonic Band
    Number 2

    Music became accesible to all people, not just the wealthy, by the invention of the printing press by Gutenberg. This allowed music to be printed very quickly instead of taking numerous hours to copy it all by hand on animal skin. The labor to copy them onto the animal skin was very expensive and could not be afforded by all classes. Some people even believe the printing press to be the most importnat invention during the Renaissance period!

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  35. Emily Mech
    Symphonic Band


    3. How do the Renaissance historical highlights explain why words once again became the focal point of music in the 15th and 16th centuries?

    Words once again became important in musical compositions in the 15th and 16th centuries because of many things. A few of these include the printing press, the Reformation, and the patrons of the arts.

    First, they became important because of the printing press. The introduction of the printing press is key because through it the common people were becoming more literate. This means that they were taking more interest in written works, and words were beginning to have more meaning with them.

    Second, the Reformation changed the church music in significant ways. The church services prior were conducted in Latin- meaning that the common people had no idea what was happening. When Luther translated the Bible and composed hymns in the peoples' language, the words were understood and therefore music became important in ways it had never been before.

    Lastly, the patrons of the arts made words in music take on a new significance.These patrons were responsible for funding the works of the day. If the words of the songs applied to the patrons' lives or pleased them, they might have been moved to support the musicians' efforts with larger contributions.

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  36. Emily Mech
    Symphonic Band

    In response to Gillian Gugel...


    I really like the way you said that words helped the people to convey their thoughts, emotions and beliefs. I also agree that the words in the church music made it much easier for the common people to learn about God and praise him.

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  37. Alex Ourada
    Symphonic Band

    3. How do the Renaissance historical highlights explain why words once again became the focal point of music in the 15th and 16th centuries?

    Words became the focal point of music because they actually gave meaning to a song. Instead of just listening to the notes in a song, you could listen to what the artist had to say. It also created a different way of telling stories. You didn’t just have to listen to someone read in monotone anymore. You could put your story or whatever you had to say and give it a melody and instruments to back it up. People were more interested in what an artist had to say because of this. Also, the fact that music was more easily obtainable helped artists get their message out even easier…

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  38. Tyler Hasenstein
    Symphonic Band

    2. How do the Renaissance historical highlights explain how music became excessible and available to all people, not just the wealthy in the 15th and 16th centuries.

    The most important thing is that the Renaissance is the rebirth of culture. People usually like to keep up with trends that are going on. The revival in the arts included new types of music, along with new instruments used to play the music. The music became available to everyone through the printing press, which made music cheaper, and, because the supply of music was up, the demand went up also. Along with cheaper music comes the fact that people were learning how to make instruments cheaper and more affordable, so you didn't have to be born in a wealthy family to afford an instrument to play on. Also with the Renaissance came the Reformation, making church music a high demand, thus further fueling the need for music.

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  39. Teresa Sara Gass
    Symphonic Band
    3. How do the Renaissance historical highlights explain why words once again became the focal point of music in the 15th and 16th centuries?

    The words in the Renaissance music became noticed a lot because people needed to have words or meaning to the music, they were going to play. They tried the music by just listening without the lyrics to the music. It gives the audience the thought to know how the composer who performed it, made it. Feelings and experiences from people are not that different from us because we do the same thing. The meaning of the song that they play also helps us understand the piece of music. the more emotion people have comes from the music that people play. The thing that puts our life in order is the music and lyrics. the music is quite a hardworking job because you have to think of the lyrics and come out with the tune, and it also makes a lot of money for you to.

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  40. Teresa Sara Gass
    Symphonic Band

    Response to Georgi Miller

    I liked how yo used an example like "A Mighty Fortress is Our God". You had some really good words in there and how you explained it really well. GOOD JOB!!!

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  41. Jordyn Jurss
    Band
    #2
    2. How do the Renaissance historical highlights explain how music became available and accessible to all people, not just the wealthy in the 15th and 16th centuries?

    During the Renaissance period, the invention of the printing press helped music become more accessible and available to all people, not just the wealthy. Beginning in 1470, the printing press allowed many copies of music to be made and run off then was ever available before. Also, by using the printing press, more copies could be printed for less money, allowing more people to buy and enjoy the music of this time period. The printing press reached music listeners from all over. This was way easier to do than having to use a manuscript. Overall, the printing press changed music and its availability in a positive way that effected culture.

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  42. Aaron Reseburg
    Symphonic band

    1. how do renaissance historical highlights explain how music became an essential part of everyday life in the 15th and 16th centuries?

    We know music was an important part of everyday life because wealthy people called patrons supported artists and musicians. Also music could lift people up when they were in bad times and also used as a form of inspiration. music was also brought available to all people which means poorer people who might not have really heard much music before could hear it and it could become a focus for them, Many people could now afford to listen and go to more musical events and spend a larger percent of there paycheck on music. Many more musicians could be inspired to start music creating more jobs for people and out of that was alot of new music which led to the music of today so we can say that the music we have now is because of that period.

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  43. Nick Redeker
    Symphonic Band

    2. How do the Renaissance historical highlights explain how music became available and accessible to all people, not just the wealthy in the 15th and 16th centuries?

    The main historical highlight I would like to focuse on would have to be the inventing of the printing press by Johannes Gutenburg. This man was the first person in Western Europe to accomplish such a feat. He opened up the door for composers to print off more copies of their manuscripts, and allowed them to reach a larger audience than ever before. This has a huge impact in how people were able to view music at that time. People no longer had to be in a higher social class or be wealthy to come across great musical work. The common man was now able to be apart of the "Rebirth" of the Renaissance (when it comes to music). The price of music went drastically down and the popularity of music went way up.

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  44. Peter Becker
    Band
    2. How do the Renaissance historical highlights explain how music became available and accessible to all people, not just the wealthy in the 15th and 16th centuries?

    The movable printing press was invented and music was being printed faster and faster. This made music cheaper and available to not as wealthy people. This got the peasants to enjoy music too. Not just the wealthy. Before this you could only listen to music in Church. Church was a main part of life and music. In church many of the players were very good at what they did. they were very talented. they were gifted by God. The printing press was a good invention because it helped print music faster and was way faster then writing it in manuscrip. This made more people enjoy music.

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  45. Brandon Kramer
    Konzertchor

    2. How do the Renaissance historical highlights explain how music became available and accessible to all people, not just the wealthy in the 15th and 16th centuries?


    Hello I'm hear to talk about the Renaissance which is linked to the printing press that Johannes Gutenberg Invented in Germany now with the printing press up and working the average person could have music in there own household, and the price of printed music was cheap so everybody could have music, and songwriters could now have there music copied for cheap so everyone wins we can all sing now.

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  46. Sam Ames
    Band
    2. How do the Renaissance hisorical highlights explain how music became available and accessible to all people, no just the wealthy in the 15th and 16th centuries?

    One of the main reasons that music became so much more accesible to all people was the invention of the printing press. Johannas Gutenburg. Since music didn't have to be handwritten anymore and could be copied in the printing press, prices for the music went way down. It could be bought by all people, even peasants. That is why the invention of the printing press is the main reason that music became available to all people, not just the wealthy.

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  47. Carly Mittnacht
    Symphonic band

    2. How do renaissance historical highlights explain how music became available and accessible to all people not just wealthy in the 15th and 16th centuries?

    The cultural movement of the Renaissance started out very slow but with the invention of the printing press by Johnannes Gutenberg the process sped up. The invention of the printing press allowed the Renaissance historical highlights to be spread throughout practically all of Europe. The spreading out of this started out in Italy and the when to Hungary and then Poland.People from Italy would travel places around Eroupe and they would bring the music with them. Doing this allowed all people to be able to learn and listen to the music. Now the music is everywhere for everyone to see and enjoy. :)

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  48. Anne Bolgert
    Symphonic Band
    Response to Gillian Gugel

    I definitely agree with Gillian that the invention of the printing press did a great deal to spread the availability of music. I also really like how Gillian told us in her post that renaissance means "rebirth." It is a really good reminder of the reason that so many things were changing and that we recognize that time as a huge time of change.

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  49. Amanda Van de Kamp
    Symphonic Band

    Response to Christine Ditter;

    I certainly agree that the words help to produce the source of the 'art' in music. Words do help us visualize art in music today, just as it did in the past, and will in the future.

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  50. Amanda Dillman
    Symphonic Band

    Response to Chantel Schulze:

    I agree that words express feelings! There are different songs I listen to depending on what sort of mood i'm in. And also, many artist do write songs about different events taking place in their lives..songs can depict a picture with or without words, but sometimes words let the listening know exactly what the artist is trying to say. Good points. :)

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  51. Sarah Schlieder
    Symphonic Band
    Response to Chantel Schulze

    I like how you had talked about the different emotions that music writers put into their music. And how you had talked about poor people also being able to learn music. Good Job!

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  52. Liz Falconer
    Symphonic band
    Response to Chantel Schulze

    I agree with the points you said about how people of the Renaissance used words to describe their feelings, after going through a rough time in history and then entering a time of triumph and discovery, the people had had lots to write about. Also I like how you mentioned that the people of lower classes also had a chance to write and read music, with the help of the printing press, that they otherwise wouldn't have been able to have the opportunity. It was the start of something new for many people and they had new chances to compose and enjoy new music. Great answer! :)

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  53. George Nimmer
    Response to Daniel Son

    I agree with what you said about people's personal feeling and the printing press. And the part about Petrucci, too.

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  54. Zach Nicholson
    Response to Connor Duchow

    I definately agree that composers were trying to incorporate God in their works. Martin Luther and others wrote hymns during the Renaissance period and especially during the Reformation.

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  55. Daniel Son
    Response to Steven Wheeler

    I agree with your point. The growth of the middle class makes people wealthy enough to
    buy book and music.

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  56. Nick Redeker

    Response to Aaron Reseburg

    I like your point, Aaron on how music was used to inspire and make life a little more enjoyable for the common man, which in turn was able to become more of a focal point in a person's everyday life.

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  57. Benjamin Steffen
    Response to Sarah Schlieder

    I agree with your assessment of the value of lyrics in music as a means of expression. With the growth in musical expression through lyrics, many amazing views and insights have been aquired.

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  58. Christine Ditter
    Symphonic Band
    Response to Amanda Van de Kamp

    I really liked how Amanda pointed out that the words are meant to paint a detailed picture for the listeners. How words help them visualize what the song is about. Also, I agree that the words were the vocus of the piece and help them keep a steady beat to the music.

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  59. Jacob Kempf
    Response to Anne Bolgert
    I agree greatly with what Anne has to say about how the creation of the printing press was one of the most vital reasons why everyone in the Renaissance period had been able to hear and own music. But the one thing I thought was more interesting was that the people back at that time had started to increase their money that they had. I also heard that at that time the peasant class became obsolete during this time. But one of the more important things that I thought she missed was that a lot of the music was written for church and at that time almost everyone had gone to church so they heard these music.

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  60. Carly Mittnacht
    Response to Daniel Son


    Daniel I can tell that you really put alot of effort into it. I liked that you mentioned somethings that weren't mentioned in others responses. Good job. :)

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  61. Andrea Binversie
    response to: Jordyn Jurss

    I agree that the printing press helped make music more available to all people, not just the wealthy. I'm sure it would be horrible to have to copy things down over and over again, and there is no way that poor people would ever be able to get the music that way. So thank goodness for the printing press! Good job explaining how important that invention was.

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  62. Peter Becker
    Response to Nick Redeker

    I totally agree with what Nick said about the printing press. It definately help spread the popularity of music. I also like how he mentioned how Renaissance means rebirth. I agree with everything he wrote! Good Job NICK!!!

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  63. I really like how Mattias pointed out the conection of Martin Luther and music. It is interrensting how music and our faith are conected.
    -Juli Nicholson

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  64. Alex Ourada
    Symphonic Band
    Response to George Nimmer

    I like how you said that the Renaissance was a rebirth of the arts. I agree that it really did reinvent music. Very well worded... Good Job!!

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  65. Lauren Van Seters
    Symphonic Band
    Response to Carly Mittnacht

    i agree that the inventing of the printing press did help the development of music and the arts, and that the increase in travel made it easier for music and art to be spread.

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  66. Jake Wheeler
    Band
    Response to George Nimmer


    I think George made a few really good points in his answer. As he said, when the printing press was invented, it allowed more people to get their hands on music and led to more and more people being able to read. Both of these things made the importance of words in music grow greatly. I also really liked this sentence-- "Making words the focal point of music changed the essence of music dramatically." I think this is true, and very well put too. Nice job George.

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  67. Rachel Bohnhoff- Late
    Symphonic Band
    1. How do the Renaissance historical highlights explain how music became an essential part of everyday life in the 15th and 16th centuries?

    To understand my answer, first we must understand that the Renaissance was a rebirth of Greek and Roman culture. And that back in the day, the Greeks and Romans conversed their legends and tales by word of mouth- travellers, storytellers, and bards- these were often in the form of ballads.

    The common folk carried on this oral tradition of passing on their history. Prime examples are perhaps the exaggerated legends of King Arthur among the British and the traditional song of the Kalevala for the Finnish, (the kalevala also helped inspire The Lord of the Rings' elven language).

    So we see that as the economy in Europe increased and the many differnent events occured, in produced oppurtunity for tradition to expand.

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  68. Mike Lutzke
    Response to Rachel Bohnhoff

    Even though it was late she put alot of effort into it. She has very good points about the Greek and Roman Cultures. How they did there thing in the years before the Renaissance. Their cultured paved the way for future generations.

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  69. Rachel Bohnhoff
    Symphonic Band
    Response to Peter Becker

    Though I agree that the printing press could help circulate more music on paper, we also must remember that not every, especially at that time, could just pick up a piece of music and play and instrument or sing. These things had to be taught, and with the arts expanding so, students could most likely take back what they to share with others orally.

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  70. Meghan Falconer
    Symphonic Band
    Question 2

    I believe that music became available to all people in the 15th and 16th century because of the invention of the printing press. It no longer had to be hand copied and could, inexpensively be printed for people of various financial situations. Because of the increased focus on Rhetoric, ancient non-Christian philosophers, and Grammer as well as music; people began writing music that wasnt just for Religious reasons, it became more of an entertainment as well as for worship. Also the rise in the middle class when jobs such as Doctors, Lawyers and merchants became sought after there was less dictation as for who was "Wealthy" and who wasn't.

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  71. Tyler Hasenstein

    In response to Karl HA Nimner

    I agree that music becomes the focal point of all religious ceremonies. With new techniques for producing instruments, and ways to print music cheaper, church became more about worship, and less about mindless doctrine.

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  72. Meghan Falconer
    Symphonic Band
    Response to Andrew Prichard

    The focus of lyrics of music in the 15th and 16th Century was change that was in flow with the other changes in the arts. It began with some in Italy and grew to affect all of Europe and perpetually the rest of the world, but more importantly it had to do with the change of focus. People began to see themselves and take their own thoughts and feelings seriously and took the focus away from literal survival and impressing the creator. With the reformation and the believe that grace cannot be earned evolved into other changes in the way people understood their lives.

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  73. Nate Wein
    Symphonic Band
    How do the Renaissance historical highlights explain how music became available and accessible to all people, not just the wealthy in the 15th and 16th centuries?

    While there are many reasons that music became available to all people during the 15th-16th centuries, two of the most important are the invention of the printing press and the rise of the middle class.
    The printing press was invented by Johannes Gutenberg in the mid 15th century. This made it much easier for copies to be printed and circulated among the people for much less than it would have cost before the press was invented. That being said, there were new jobs during those centuries that were leading into middle class citezens rather than just rich or poor. These middle class citezens had more money than the people before so they could then afford the now much less expensive copies of music that only the rich could have afforded years ago.

    (I dont think that this worked on friday when I tried to post it because I dont see it anywhere so Im posting it again)

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  74. Nate Wein
    Symphonic Band
    Response to James Miller

    I agree with James' comment about how words added more depth to the song. Th renaissance was a time of enlightening minds and if music had words, there was more meaning to it and more for the people to think about.

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  75. Jordyn Jurss
    Response to Carly Mittnacht
    I agree with Carly that at first music was being played and produced but at a slow pace. With the invention of the printing press, the process of spreading music did move much quicker and was more productive. I also like how she showed that this helped move music to many countries all over Europe.

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  76. Davis Dolson
    Symphonic Band
    1. How do the Renaissance historical highlights explain how music became an essential part of everyday life in the 15th and 16th centuries?

    Martin Luther's Reformation helped greatly in the evolution of music, especially in the church, during the Renaissance period. Along with the printing of the non-Latin versions of the Holy Bible, hymns were also being translated and written so the church goers could sing along with the hymns. The printing press also helped the spread of music through the lower-class citizens by making more music available to them, and by making it cheaper to buy.

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  77. Davis Dolson
    Response to Steven Whaler

    I agree with Steve that the printing press made the printing of music much easier and more affordable for the lower-class citizens and made sheet music more popular among the homes of those citizens. I also agree with his comment that the increase in income allowed citizens to purchase more music.

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  78. Steven Wheeler
    Response to Sarah Schlieder

    I agree with her overall statement. I liked the connection between the words of the music and the music tone itself. How each one makes the other more meaningful. I also agreed with the idea that the music made people pay more attention to the lyrics. In today's society we can see this in the fact that music is heard everywhere and the messages that are given are also heard. Some of these messages would not be heard were it not for the fact that people hear it in music. They can tap their foot to it and they are more likely to remember what they just heard if they can connect it to a certain tune or beat/rythm.

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  79. Gillian Gugel
    Reponse to Meghan Falcner

    I agree that the invention of the printing press did help with distribution to the common people, but I think that there are other reasons, such as the need for knowlege at this time. Everyone wanted to know more and posess more.

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  80. Josh Wheeler
    Symphonic Band
    Question #2

    How do the Renaissance historical highlights explain how music became accessible to all people, not just the wealthy, in the 15th and 16th centuries?

    During the time of the renaissance, music became much more available for the lower and middle classes when the printing press was invented by Johannes Gutenberg around the 1440's. The printing press made reprodicing sheet music very quick and inexpensive. The low cost of printing alloud for the lower and middle class to purchase more music.

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  81. Josh Wheeler
    Symphonic Band
    In Responce to Connor Duchow

    I agree with Conner that the religeous growth and growth in the arts had a part in why the lyrics became the focal point of music. I also agree that the composers reincorporated lyrics into their music to make it secular.

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  82. Adon Brown
    Symphonic Band
    question #2

    In the 15th and 16th centuries, music became accessible not only to wealthy but to poor as well. New musical instruments were being developed and songs were just becoming available to the people due to the printing press. Even people who did not have a large vocal range could still participate in music due to the moderate vocals.

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  83. Adon Brown
    response to Davis Dolson

    I agree with the comment about translating the Bibles to non-Latin versions, and with the hymns so that the church goers could sing along.

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  84. Alex Brauer
    2.How do the Renaissance historical highlights explain how music became accessible to all people, not just the wealthy, in the 15th and 16th centuries?

    Because people of all wealth were able to make instruments out of raw materials they had available to them. They could also learn to read and write music, and make coppies with the printing press. That made it easier to copy instead of hand copping everything. It was also cheap and made music available to all, well all who could read it.

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  85. Alex Brauer
    I agree with the printing press because it gave everyone a chance to print music and share it, no matter what wealth you had.

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  86. Andy Prichard
    response to Adon Brown.

    I agree with all of it. It's short, sweet, and to the point.

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