This era of music ranged from about 1450-1600. Just like the Medieval era, there was some overlap from the Medieval era into the Renaissance and from the Renaissance into the Baroque, therefore allowing some flexibility in the range of years to classify each era. The Renaissance era of music had many of the same features of the Medieval era. One of the main similarities was the use of a cappella music. Again, music of this period had primarily no instrumental accompaniment. However, organs by this point had stops. These stops allowed for the player to be able to control which pipes were receiving air, allowing for control of tone and dynamic. This change to the organ allowed for more than one melodic line to be played at a time. This type of texture is known as polyphony. This texture started to take shape in the late Renaissance era, and the organ, with its continual development, became an instrument that was starting to emerge on the scene in the late Renaissance era. The organ, with its advancements in stops, started to shape the next era of
This era of music ranged from about 1450-1600. Just like the Medieval era, there was some overlap from the Medieval era into the Renaissance and from the Renaissance into the Baroque, therefore allowing some flexibility in the range of years to classify each era. The Renaissance era of music had many of the same features of the Medieval era. One of the main similarities was the use of a cappella music. Again, music of this period had primarily no instrumental accompaniment. However, organs by this point had stops. These stops allowed for the player to be able to control which pipes were receiving air, allowing for control of tone and dynamic. This change to the organ allowed for more than one melodic line to be played at a time. This type of texture is known as polyphony. This texture started to take shape in the late Renaissance era, and the organ, with its continual development, became an instrument that was starting to emerge on the scene in the late Renaissance era. The organ, with its advancements in stops, started to shape the next era of