MUSIC AND THE RENAISSANCE (10 films)

Duration: 30 min

Year Published: 1957

Creator: WQED. Kinescopes. Musical performances are provided by the Saturday Consort.

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: Sound

Description: 1. MUSIC AND ART: ITALY. Compares Italian paintings on musical subjects with music of contemporary composers of Italy during the Renaissance. 2. MUSIC AND ART: GERMANY. Compares German paintings and engravings of the Renaissance with contemporary music of the period. 3. MUSIC AND ART: THE NETHERLANDS. Compares Flemish and Dutch paintings dealing with musical subjects and contemporary music of the Renaissance. 4. MUSIC AND THE COURT: THE ENGLISH COURT OF ELIZABETH I. Compares the music during the reign of Elizabeth I with the social and economic conditions prevalent at the time. 5. MUSIC AND THE COURT: THE GERMAN COURT OF MAXIMILIAN I. Compares the music during the reign of Maximilian I with the social, economic, and political life prevalent at the time. Music includes "Ode on the death of Maximilian," by Ludwig Senfl. 6. MUSIC AND THE COURT: THE BURGUNDIAN COURT OF PHILIP THE GOOD. Compares the music of the Burgundian Court of Philip the Good with the social, economic, and political life of the period. 7. MUSIC AND THE CHURCH: THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH. Discusses music in the Catholic Church during the Renaissance. 8. MUSIC AND THE CHURCH: THE PROTESTANT CHURCH. Discusses the music composed and played during the time of Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation. 9. MUSIC AND LITERATURE: POETRY. Discusses the relationship of poetry to music during the Elizabethan period. Describes the manner in which Byrd and Dawland set poetry to music. 10. MUSIC AND LITERATURE: THE MASQUE. Discusses the form of the masque with samples of music and dances. Concentrates on the Lord Hayes' Masque by Thomas Campion.

Complete Record: Source: NET Interest level: sh-c-ad Price: rent ea $4.75 Format: sd b&w

Metadata Source:Educational film guide. Supplements (1959-62)