Tuesday, October 12, 2010

The Musical Instruments of the Renaissance


The musical art of the Renaissance epoch is characterized by a keen interest in the values of the antique heritage of Greece and Rome. It becomes fashionable to be able to sing, play musical instruments, and sing. The fashion dictates its conditions: common people familiarize themselves with music and noble people keep choirs, orchestras, and sponsor composers’ creative work. On the rising tide of universal love for music musical instruments develop intensively and gain immense popularity. The instruments easy to play on without having particular skills become called for and loved. The viol, flute, lute and horn are found among the most widespread and popular with public. The organ, harpsichord, and virginal stand out due to their venerable nature; one had to have certain expertise to handle them and having high performing skills was a must. However, the music played on any of these instruments was clear and accessible to perceive for it conveyed emotions and feelings and exposed human nature.

Haydn's Miracle Symphony No.102

They call Joseph Haydn the father in music. He is considered to be, indirectly, the father of both the symphony and the string quartet, hav...