Renaissance Music in 60 Minutes

There are indelible images associated with the musical
Renaissance period. This 200 year era saw an astonishing growth
in productivity, an expansion of education, both musical and
otherwise, and repeated religious upheavals. The music of this
period existed both as a catalyst and as a reaction to all of
these momentous events in history. We’ll talk all about this
fascinating 200 years of musical history in the 2nd of this
ongoing series of each of the periods of Western Classical Music
in 60 Minutes.