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Renaissance music is a style of European music from the period of the Renaissance, roughly 1400-1600. It is characterized by its use of polyphony, or multiple voices, and its use of imitation, where one voice will imitate the melody of another. It is also known for its use of modal scales, which are scales that are based on the modes of the church. Renaissance music is often seen as the bridge between the medieval and baroque periods of music.

Popular Songs

The most popular songs in the Renaissance genre.
Lo, How a Rose E'er BloomingMichael Praetorius / Jan Sandström / Elora Festival Singers & 1 more
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (arr. S. Cox for brass septet)Michael Praetorius / Simon Cox / Septura
Chiome d'oro, SV 143Claudio Monteverdi / Sonia Wieder-Atherton
Monteverdi: L'incoronazione di Poppea, SV 308, Act 3: "Pur ti miro" (Neron, Popea)Claudio Monteverdi / Philippe Jaroussky / Núria Rial & 1 more
Lady Rich, Her GalliardJohn Dowland / Nigel North
O Bone IesuGiovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina / Sistine Chapel Choir / Massimo Palombella
O magnum mysteriumTomás Luis de Victoria / Voices of Ascension Chorus / Dennis Keene
The Frog GalliardJohn Dowland / Christoph Denoth
O Magnum MysteriumTomás Luis de Victoria / New York Polyphony
If ye love meThomas Tallis / The Cambridge Singers / John Rutter

Albums

The most popular albums in the Renaissance genre.
OfficiumJan Garbarek / The Hilliard Ensemble
1994
Praetorius: Dances From TerpsichoreMichael Praetorius / Westra Aros Pipers
1998
Andrés Segovia - The Art of SegoviaAndrés Segovia / Albert Roussel / Alexander Scriabin & 25 more
2002
Passages. Hidden Treasures of Classical Piano.Manuel del Corral / Irene Cantos / Ludwig van Beethoven & 34 more
2023
Monteverdi: Teatro d'amoreClaudio Monteverdi / Christina Pluhar
2009
Morning Star: Music for Epiphany Down the AgesOwain Park / Peter Cornelius / The Gesualdo Six & 5 more
2023
PalestrinaGiovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina / Sistine Chapel Choir / Massimo Palombella
2016
Dowland - A DreamHopkinson Smith / John Dowland
2005
Passages. Hidden Treasures of Classical Piano (Extended Edition)John Tasker Howard / Irene Cantos / Henry Purcell & 33 more
2024
Hildegard (Hildegard Von Bingen)Sinfonye / Stevie Wishart
2012

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