Punkademic The Complete History of Music, Part 2: The Renaissance

Welcome to the COMPLETE HISTORY OF MUSIC, PART 2!

This class is for anyone who has wondered about the origins of music, how it came to be, and where it came from.

In this course we will look at the world during the renaissance (approximately 1300 - 1600), through the lens of music. This period begins with the church dominating most music, but ends with "the reformation", in which many churches split off from the catholic church, which had a big impact on the music in those churches. We will also look at what was happening outside of the churches musically, including songs, instruments, minstrels, choirs, and more.

Topics Covered:

Politics of the world during the renaissance
Europe during the renaissance
Musical training
The music of Jusquin Desprez
The age of the castrato
New compositional techniques in the renaissance
New tuning systems in the renaissance
The dawn of printed music
The music of John Dunstable
The polyphonic mass
The music of DuFay
Chanson
The music of Busnoy
The Mass in the renaissance
The music of Ockeghem
The reformation's effects on music
Music in the Lutheran church
Music in the Calvinist church
Music in the Church of England
Catholic music after the reformation
Jewish music
The amateur musician
The development of song in Spain, Italy, France, Germany, and England
The Italian madrigal
Instruments of the renaissance
Dance Music
And much, much more!

Dr. Allen is a university music professor, and is a top-rated Udemy instructor. In 2017 Star Tribune Business featured him as a "Mover and a Shaker," and he is recognized by the Grammy Foundation for his music education classes.

While a lot of history courses focus on memorization, this is a course for those interested in immersing themselves in the music and culture. You won't find lists of dates to memorize here - this class is designed to be fun and enjoyable.

This is the first part of a multiple-course series.

In this course, we will focus the entire course on the renaissance period.

By the end of this course, if you follow along, you will be ready to move on the Baroque period - coming in part 3!