Music of the Renaissance (arranged for piano)

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www.torontocommunityorchestra.org/renaissance-allemande.pdf
www.torontocommunityorchestra.org/renaissance-villancico.pdf


Here are 2 short pieces written between the 15th & 16th century during the Renaissance.

It was a period of revival in learning in Europe that started in Italy and spread to other countries including Germany & Austria. At the same time people were still very religious but many started moving away from the Catholic Church to various Protestant churches. The scientific revolution hadn't yet appear and Europe was still plagued by diseases that killed (in some cases) over half the population in various countries.

Before the age of great composers in the Baroque (including Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Corelli, etc) there were many obscure composers and many pieces that are labeled anonymous.

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The 2 short pieces featured here were taken from a flute arrangement as 3-part harmony and rearranged for piano keyboard. The original instrumentation & performance tempo is a bit of guesswork.

#1 Allemande: from a musical clockwork in Innsbruck - anonymous
Mechanical clocks on public buildings were marvels in its time. Many were set to chime at specific time intervals during the day with music & animated figures rotating around.

Allemande is derived from the French word for "German". It originated n the 16th century as a form of dance in moderate tempo. Later in the Baroque period (17-18th century) Allemande was often included as the first movement of a suite and later preceeded by a Prelude used as introduction.

#2: Villancico: Francisco de la Torre (1483-1504)
It is a type of song common in the 15th century sung in the vernacular and frequently associated with rustic themes. Villancico was originally derived from medieval dance forms.

F. de la Torre was a Spanish composer from Seville who was active in the Kingdom of Naples.