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Renaissance music
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musical period between the 15th and 17th centuries
Renaissance music refers to the musical styles and compositions created between the 15th and 17th centuries, a period when European culture experienced a major revival of interest in classical ideas and artistic innovation. This era matters because it laid the groundwork for the development of modern Western music, introducing new compositional techniques and instrumental possibilities that would shape how we make and listen to music today.
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- Renaissance art
- Followed by
- Baroque music
- Follows
- medieval music
- Location
- Europe
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- inception
- 1400-00-00
- Commons category
- Renaissance music
- topic's main category
- Category:Renaissance music
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
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Encyclopedic overview
Gerard van Honthorst, The Concert (1623), National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
Common practice period
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